Baruch and Hobbesy, freedom of speech, etc.

[JKSCHW at aol.com]

> I have neither the time nor the

                       inclination to explain myself to a man who

                       rises and sleeps under the blanket of the

                       very freedom I provide, then questions the

                      manner in which I provide it.

Well, you can't say that Hobbes lacked the time or inclination to explain himself. And he also thought that a rational sovereign would not be cruel and arbitary. --jks