Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Thomas Hobbes
Born: April 5, 1588
Died: December 4, 1679 (aged 91)
Bio: Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.
Known for:
- Leviathan (1651)
- De Cive (1642)
- Behemoth
- De Corpore (1655)
- Elements of law, natural and politic (1650)
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