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** Hobbes's "social contract" established a "reason" and not just an assumed reason for a particular form of government  
** Hobbes's "social contract" established a "reason" and not just an assumed reason for a particular form of government  
** while Hobbes argued for a strong central power, he did not argue for an absolute central power free of accountability
** while Hobbes argued for a strong central power, he did not argue for an absolute central power free of accountability
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** "Hell is truth recognized too late"  << source to do


=== Robert Hooke ===  
=== Robert Hooke ===