Nature has left this Tincture in the Blood,
That all Men wou'd be Tyrants if they cou'd.

Daniel Defoe

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Topic

Tyranny Abuse of power Human nature

Author

Daniel Defoe

Source

The History of the Kentish Petition

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1701 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Defoe, Daniel. The History of the Kentish Petition. London, 1701.

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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

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Moral theory Justifications and rationales

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Matthew Prior
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Hans Carvel
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1700 1700s 17th century
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Citation

Prior, Matthew. Hans Carvel. c. 1700.

Another quote about Human nature

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 6:5

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Human nature Sin Noah's flood
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Genesis The Bible
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Genre
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Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 6:5).