How different is this from the modern psychology of, say, a Hobbes where concern for virtue is absent, and all human beings are impelled by a restless drive for power in order to ward off death at all costs.
something about this quote makes me think of the civil rights era - past and present. is there a difference between rights and power for those who are seeking to survive?
if Hobbes believes that all human beings are impelled by a restless drive for power in order ward off death, how can you tell the difference between a rights issue and a power issue?