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A Reconciliation of Self and State in Hobbes' Leviathan
 
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The first law of nature that Hobbes presents however seems to reinforce the idea that a warring state is the only possible state by proclaiming "that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and advantages of war...
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The first law of nature that Hobbes presents however seems to reinforce the idea that a warring state is the only possible state by proclaiming "that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and advantages of war...
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