... nature, all people are equal in power. This equality puts each individual at risk of losing what he has if it is desired by another. Hobbes writes, "I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in Death" (1-11-2). This desire for power is what causes warring factions and he later goes ... ...

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... a key concept, which Hobbes believes, leads man to achievement. Next, reason shows him how to escape. The appetite to achieve power is also a central concept, Hobbes writes, "I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in Death."" However, against this continual appetite for power, Hobbes juxtaposes fear. Fear of each other ... ...

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