wolf or a
lion;
because
such men
are not
under the
ties of
the
common-law
of reason,
have no
other
rule, but
that of
force and
violence,
and so may
be treated
as beasts
of prey,
those
dangerous
and
noxious
creatures,
that will
be sure to
destroy
him
whenever
he falls
into their
power. .
17. And
hence it
is, that
he who
attempts
to get
another
man into
his
absolute
power,
does
thereby
put
himself
into a
state of
