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According to Hobbes, peace is the first law of nature because of which of the following situation

Hobbes held that in the state of nature every person has a right to everything, making that condition one of perpetual war; peace is the first law of nature because "Without…

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According to Hobbes, peace is the first law of nature because of which of the following situation

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Hobbes held that in the state of nature every person has a right to everything, making that condition one of perpetual war; peace is the first law of nature because "Without peace everyone has a right to everything including another's life", and only through peace can this destructive right be renounced.

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