“No law that ever darkened white paper in the printing can lay down a rule of conduct for all men to follow alike.”

— Terence V. Powderly

Context: You cannot judge all men by the one standard, any more than you can make shoes for all of them on the same last. No law that ever darkened white paper in the printing can lay down a rule of conduct for all men to follow alike.

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American mayor 1849–1924

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