Single Idea 441

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice]

Full Idea

Against a villain, villainy is not a useless weapon.

Gist of Idea

Against a villain, villainy is not a useless weapon

Source

Epicharmus (comedies (frags) [c.470 BCE], B32), quoted by (who?) - where?

Book Reference

'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.37

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