Lycophron Quotes on Justice
Lycophron was a Greek sophist and rhetorician of the late fifth and early fourth century BC, a pupil of Gorgias and one of the boldest political philosophers of the sophistic tradition. This page collects quotes attributed to Lycophron on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Lycophron:
“The law is a covenant; it is the surety of mutual rights, but does not make the citizens good.”
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Attributed to Lycophron:
“The state arises for the prevention of injustice, not for the perfection of the soul.”
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Attributed to Lycophron:
“What is by nature the same in all men cannot be raised or lowered by accident of birth.”
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Attributed to Lycophron:
“He who claims more than the covenant grants him is the enemy of the city.”