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“Hereby it is manifest, that during the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre; and such a warre, as is of every man, against every man…and the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short.” -Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan
This has been my opinion of the world lately.
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Indeed … indeed!
“If man in a state of nature be so free, as has been said, if he be absolute lord of his own person or possessions, equal to the greatest, and subject to nobody, why will he part with his freedom … and subject himself to the dominion and control of any other power? To which, it is obvious to answer, that though in the state of nature he hath such a right, yet the enjoyment of it is very uncertain, and constantly exposed to the invasions of others. … This makes him willing to quit this condition … and it is not without reason that he seeks out and is willing to join in society with others, who are already united, for the mutual preservation of their lives, liberties and estates, which I call by the general name, property.” – John Locke in ‘Two Treatises of Government’
If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you. ~Gladstone, 1865
Bottomline: Have some tea!