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" And consequently it is a precept, or general rule of reason, " 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. "
The Principles of Morals (introductory Chapters) - Page 26
by Thomas Fowler, J. M. Wilson - 1886 - 133 pages
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...nature ordinarily alloweth men to live. And consequently it is a precept, or general rule of reason, " that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as...of which rule containeth the first and fundamental law^of nature ; which is, " to seek peace, and follow it." The second, the sum of the right of nature...
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The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal ..., Volume 10

1840 - 974 pages
...nations and the law of nature is the same thing." Now, according to Hobbes, the fundamental law of nature is, " That every man ought to endeavour peace, " as...far as he has hope of obtaining it ; and, when he can" not obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and ad" vantages of warf." And again, " The...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine

1870 - 494 pages
...inconsistent." " It is a precept or general rule of reason, First, that every man ought to endeavour after peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it ; and...may seek and use all helps and advantages of war." Second, " That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defence of himself...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine

1870 - 974 pages
...It is a precept or general rule of reason, First, that every man ought to endeavour after peace, MS far as he has hope of obtaining it ; and when he cannot obtain it, that lie may seek and use all helps and advantages of war." Second, " That a man be willing, when others...
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The history of civilisation in Scotland, Volume 3

John Mackintosh - 1884 - 538 pages
...the time which nature commonly allows men to live. And consequently, it is a general rule of reason that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as...he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all means to defend himself." — Leviathan, Part I., Ch. XIV. 4s " From this fundamental law of nature,...
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The Theory of Law and Civil Society

Ágost Pulszky - 1888 - 502 pages
...everything, but to enjoy such a right he must have peace. Therefore the first and fundamental law of nature is " that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it ; and, when be cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and advantages of war." From this fundamental...
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The Social Compact: A Guide to Some Writers on the Science and Art of ...

Robert Warden Lee - 1898 - 140 pages
...agreement." Lev.c.xm. The first or fundamental law is "that every man p- 3ought to endeavour peace so far as he has hope of obtaining it, and when he cannot...use all helps and advantages of war." , The first part of this rule contains the law of nature • proper "to seek peace and follow it"; the second;...
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The Ethics of Hobbes: As Contained in Selections from His Works

Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pages
...general rule of reason," " that every man, ought to endeavour peace as far as he has hope of attaining it ; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek, and use, all helps and advantages of war."* In the preceding explanation of the fundamental law of nature, one cannot fail to note the egoistic...
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The Ethics of Hobbes: As Contained in Selections from His Works

Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pages
...so preserving life as not to be weary of it," it becomes a principle, or "general rule of reason," " that every man, ought to endeavour peace as far as he has hope of attaining it ; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek, and use, all helps and advantages of...
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Rousseau and Education According to Nature

Thomas Davidson - 1900 - 274 pages
.... . "And consequently it is a precept, or general rule of reason, that every man ought to endeavor peace as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when...The first branch of which rule containeth the first, the fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it. The second, the sum of the right...
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