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law of the jungle





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That leads to the breakdown of civilization, a state where only the law of the jungle remains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

She said the UK and its allies should collectively say "we cannot have breaches of international law like this. We cannot have the law of the jungle."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Many predicted that we would see a return to anarchy or the law of the jungle, in which authoritarian states would ensure that might makes right.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Its shutdown, he said, would leave countries and companies contending with “the law of the jungle … the law of the strongest … and that will hurt us all.’

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019

"Everyone for himself," is the law of the jungle.

From The California Birthday Book by Various