Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Revenge is like wild justice, and laws should remove it since people naturally seek it.
- In plain terms
- Revenge is wild justice that laws should stop.
- What can you take from it?
- Let laws handle justice instead of taking revenge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is revenge justified?
- How do you seek justice?
Another view
People sometimes feel laws fail to provide justice.
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