Thomas Hobbes
The original scientific bureau, or think tank, of the Centre Democrats was the "Stichting Wetenschappelijke Onderbouwing Centrumdemocratische Ideologie" (Foundation for the Scientific Elaboration of the Centre Democratic Ideology, SWOCI). In 1992 its name was changed to the "Thomas Hobbes Stichting" (Thomas Hobbes Foundation), after Janmaat's favorite political philosopher.