Bellum omnium contra omnes

Daily writing prompt

If humans had taglines, what would yours be?

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The human state of nature is best stated as, “Bellum omnium contra omnes.” This translates to, “The war of everyone versus everyone.” In college, I set out to prove the verisimilitude of this phrase. I did this by examining the entire work in which the line appears. Then, I focused specifically on this phrase, and highlighted the correlation between violence and communities of lower socioeconomic status.