Full Idea
From the first law of nature (that we seek peace, but also defend ourselves) comes the second: that a man be willing to lay down his rights to all things, and be contented with so much liberty against other men as he would allow other men against himself.
Gist of Idea
If we seek peace and defend ourselves, we must compromise on our rights
Source
Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan [1651], 1.14)
Book Reference
Hobbes,Thomas: 'Leviathan', ed/tr. Macpherson,C.B. [Penguin 1981], p.190