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When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa. - Honoré de Balzac (The Magic Skin Quotes)

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.[Quand le despotisme est dans les lois, la liberté se trouve dans les mœurs, et vice versa.]

Source:(Dana Estes & Co., ed. 1901), Chapter I. The Talisman, Page 48
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Honoré de Balzac (The Magic Skin Quotes)
  • Book: The Magic Skin
  • Writer: Honoré de Balzac
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Published: 1831
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