"Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice."

Politics, Law, Justice, Morality, Respect

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"Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice."

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