Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought… — Francis Bacon
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral · 1625
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Current citation
Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Revenge." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Original citation
Bacon, Francis. "Of Revenge." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.
