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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2005-03-06

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2004-09-15:

"Let him therefore consider with himself: when taking a journey, he arms himself and seeks to go well accompanied; when going to sleep, he locks his doors; when even in his house he locks his chests; and this when he knows there be Laws and public Officers, armed, to revenge all injuries shall be done him; what opinion he has of his fellow subjects, when he rides armed; of his fellow Citizens, when he locks his doors; and of his children, and servants, when he locks his chests." -- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapter XIII (1651).
(submitted to the mailing list by Terry Labach)

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posted by [identity profile] malada.livejournal.com at 05:08pm on 2005-03-06
what opinion he has of his fellow subjects, when he rides armed; of his fellow Citizens, when he locks his doors; and of his children, and servants, when he locks his chests.

Either he knows them too well or he knows that though most people would not disturb his house or person, there's always some who will most gleefully molest both.

-m
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