Lycophron Quotes on Politics
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 politics, 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:
“Nobility is the splendor of antiquity, found in those who can boast a long line of ancestors.”
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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:
“He who claims more than the covenant grants him is the enemy of the city.”