Famous quote by Albert Camus

Mobile Desktop
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature
Like

"Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature"

- Albert Camus

About this Quote

Albert Camus is suggesting that regulation as well as nature are 2 distinctive entities that can not be reconciled. Retaliation is a natural instinct, something that is fundamental in humanity. It is a reaction to a viewed incorrect or injustice, and also it is not something that can be controlled by law. Legislation is a collection of regulations and also policies that are created to maintain order and justice. It is a system of policies that should be complied with, as well as it can not be affected by instinct or emotion. Consequently, legislation and nature are 2 separate entities that can not be reconciled. Law needs to be adhered to, while nature should be respected.

About the Author

Albert Camus This quote is written / told by Albert Camus between November 7, 1913 and January 4, 1960. He was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 89 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease - Voltaire
Voltaire
"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature - Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature"
Marilyn Monroe, Actress
Small: Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? - Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
Small: We cannot command Nature except by obeying her - Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
"We cannot command Nature except by obeying her"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: He loves nature in spite of what it did to him - Forrest Tucker
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him"
Forrest Tucker, Actor
Small: Nature and wisdom never are at strife - Plutarch
Plutarch
"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"
Plutarch, Philosopher
Small: The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings - Giovanni Moras
Giovanni Morassutti
"The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings"
Giovanni Morassutti, Actor
Small: Man is by nature a political animal - Aristotle
Aristotle
"Man is by nature a political animal"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Envy is human nature - Monica Bellucci
Monica Bellucci
"Envy is human nature"
Monica Bellucci, Actress
Small: There are more men ennobled by study than by nature - Cicero
Cicero
"There are more men ennobled by study than by nature"
Cicero, Philosopher