The power of a man, to take it universally, is

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The power of a man, to take it universally, is his present means, to obtain some future apparent good; and is either original or instrumental. (Leviathan) - Thomas Hobbes

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British philosopher

Born:5th April, 1588
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Starsign: Aries

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