Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the … - Thomas Hobbes

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Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow.

Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, whose 1651 book Leviathan established the agenda for nearly all subsequent Western political philosophy.

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Alternative Names: Hobbes • Thomas Hobbsted • Thomas Hobbes of Malflutry

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Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow. - Thomas Hobbes

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