Anacharsis Quote

"These decrees of yours are no different from spiders' webs. They'll restrain anyone weak and insignificant who gets caught in them, but they'll be torn to shreds by people with power and wealth."

by:	Anacharsis (c.580 BC) Greek Scythian philosopher
Source:	Discussing Solon's laws with him, as quoted by Plutarch, in Solon ch. 5; translation by Robin Waterfield from Plutarch Greek Lives (1998) p. 50
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Categories:	Law, Power, Crime, Corruption, Politics, Wealth, Integrity
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