Salomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, that all knowledge was but remembrance; so Salomon giveth his sentence, that all novelty is but oblivion.
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Revenge is often seen as a natural response to wrongdoing, but it undermines the rule of law and justice.
This quote by Francis Bacon highlights the struggle between human instincts for revenge and the necessity of law to promote fairness and order. Bacon asserts that while the urge for retaliation might be a common human trait, it is essential for society to curb these impulses through established legal systems to ensure true justice prevails.
Themes
RevengeJusticeLawNatureOrder
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the implications of revenge in legal settings.
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