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Full Idea
Nothing is worse for mankind than anarchy.
Gist of Idea
Nothing is worse for mankind than anarchy
Source
Antiphon (fragments/reports [c.439 BCE], B61), quoted by (who?) - where?
Book Ref
'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.152
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| 1557 | To gain the greatest advantage only treat law as important when other people are present [Antiphon] |
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