“When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.”

—  Honoré de Balzac

Quand le despotisme est dans les lois, la liberté se trouve dans les mœurs, et vice versa.
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman

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Quand le despotisme est dans les lois, la liberté se trouve dans les mœurs, et vice versa.

The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman

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