Quote by Charlotte Brontë

“What good is seeking a greater law, when that law can be the whims of a man either stupid or ruthless?”

— Brandon Sanderson

“But man is a strayed animal, and when he falls victim to doubt, if he should happen to take no further pleasure in attacking…

— Emil Cioran

“Mankind is close to savagery and must live by rules. If not, we would sink into our own animal nature and perish.”

— Noah Gordon

“The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are”

— Anonymous

“All the law is not in the hands of Giant Despair.”

— Anonymous

“You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. Oh, Praise the eternal justice of man!”

— Mary Shelley

“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law & justice he is the worst.”

— Aristotle

“...human beings as a species have never failed to find reasons to regard one another with fear and loathing and thus to offer violence…

— Jonathan Kirsch

“Humanity must perforce prey upon itself, like monsters of the deep.”

— Lemony Snicket

“As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the…

— Pythagoras

“We don't like security rules and laws, but without them men will be animals, perhaps the most dangerous animals.”

— Amit Kalantri

“You can’t know its mind, and you can’t control it. This creature is nothing but war incarnate. If you traffic with it, you bring…

— Paolo Bacigalupi