In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, …

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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep. ✨ Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
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