Man was formed for society.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Topic

Man as social animal Nature of man

Author

William Blackstone

Source

Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Judge Politician Lawyer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book the First. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765, introduction, sec. 2.

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Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I Of the Rights of Persons, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, introduction, sec. 2.

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In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

Voltaire

Philosophical Dictionary

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Voltaire
Source
Philosophical Dictionary
Genre
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Time
1764 1760s 18th century
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Voltaire. "Argent [Money]." Dictionnaire Philosophique [Philosophical Dictionary]. c. 1764.

Another quote about Nature of man

There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than man.

Sophocles

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Nature of man Man and animals

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Sophocles
Source
Antigone
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play Greek theater
Language
Greek
Time
441 BC 440s 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sophocles. Ἀντιγόνη [Antigone]. c. 441 BC, Festival of Dionysus, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Sophocles. "Antigone." The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Mariner Books, 2002.