War grows out of ordinary human nature.

Bertrand Russell
War grows out of ordinary human nature.
War grows out of ordinary human nature.
War grows out of ordinary human nature.
War grows out of ordinary human nature.
About This Quote

War grows out of ordinary human nature. This is a quote by Thomas Hobbes, an 18th century philosopher. He puts his idea in the context of the European wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. He believed that war was a consequence of our natural self-interest.

We are all motivated by self-preservation, and this desire leads us to fight to protect our own lives. Hobbes believed that war would always occur because of this basic human nature. He believed that because people were naturally selfish, war would always be among nations.

Source: Why Men Fight

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