Full Idea
Man is the worst of all animals when divorced from law and justice.
Gist of Idea
Man is the worst of all animals when divorced from law and justice
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1253a31)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.61
A Reaction
Sounds true, but it is extraordinary that the virtues of mankind only emerge when we are artificially contrained. Rousseau disagreed with this.