"It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law"

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Source : Thomas Hobbes, Alan Cromartie, Quentin Skinner (2005). “Thomas Hobbes: Writings on Common Law and Hereditary Right: A Dialogue Between a Philosopher and a Student, of the Common Laws of England. Questions Relative to Hereditary Right”, p.10, Oxford University Press

Thomas Hobbes

#Law Quotes #Justice Quotes #Authority Quotes

“Anxiety in children is originally nothing other than an expression of the fact they are feeling the loss of the person they love.”
“Nothing but widespread suffering will produce any effect on Congress... Our only safety is in pursuing a steady course of firm restriction - and I have no doubt that such a course will ultimately lead to restoration of the currency and the re-charter of the bank.”
“I had six silly tattoos done when I was young and I bitterly regret them. I've thought about laser surgery, but that leaves a scar, so I'm just leaving them.”
“I've seen the Mass For The End Of Time in concert but my brother's the more musical one really.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Snow-capped Snowdon has been an iconic Welsh image for centuries. It is shocking to think that in just 14 years, snow on this great mountain could become nothing but a permanent and distant memory.”
“Muichi Motsu: "Hold nothing": If you meet Buddha, kill Buddha. If you meet the patriarchs, kill the patriarchs. Free of all, bound by nothing, you live your life simply as it is”
“Maybe one of the qualities of being a great coach is being [a jerk]. There are quite a few of them around.”
“I got tired of playing other people's songs.”

Source : Interview with Paul Harris, www.harrisonline.com. December 13, 1997.

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