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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

"There is no place for this type of conduct, retribution or the law of the jungle."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

"When the state can't do anything for you and can't even provide a tiny bit of hope over what lies in store, then we're living by the law of the jungle."

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022

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

That was the law of the jungle, just as Nero had driven away the monkeys.

From Nero, the Circus Lion His Many Adventures by Rogers, Walter S.