Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.
Interpretation
Disregarding the notion of power is akin to ignoring the fundamental laws of nature.
In this quote, Thomas Hobbes asserts that the belief in the necessity of force is as essential as the acknowledgment of natural laws like gravity. To deny the importance of force in human affairs is to misunderstand the nature of power dynamics that govern relationships and society, similar to how one cannot ignore the physical laws that govern the universe.
In practice
In a speech on the necessity of regulation in society, I could reference Hobbes' quote to emphasize the importance of acknowledging power structures.
Baptism is the sacrament of allegiance of them that are to be received into the Kingdom of God, that is to say, into Eternal life, that is to say, to Remission of Sin. For as Eternal life was lost by the committing, so it is recovered by the remitting of men's sins.
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
For it is not the shape, but their use, that makes them angels.
For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man's nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
Scientia potentia est, sed parva; quia scientia egregia rara est, nec proinde apparens nisi paucissimis, et in paucis rebus. Scientiae enim ea natura est, ut esse intelligi non possit, nisi ab illis qui sunt scientia praediti.
The end of knowledge is power ... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done.
I didn't know what to say. I felt like crying, Goddammit everybody in the world wants an explanation for your acts and for your very being.
Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.
Personal purity isnβt really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse β and persuading others not to support it β is.
The beauty of darkness _x000D_ is how it lets you see.
Become aware, awake. Then you will see that everything comes and goes, all things come and pass. Life is a flux. Your consciousness is the only thing that is immovable, that is eternal. To attain it is freedom. To attain it is the goal of life. If you miss it you have missed your life and you have missed a tremendously great gift, a great opportunity.
Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say they were wrong, but show them they are part of society and can change. Show them compassion.
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