"The more corrupt the state,
the more numerous the laws."
by:
Cornelius Tacitus
(55-117 A.D.)
Source:
The Histories
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 -- L Heeg, Coral Springs 
...have you checked the tax code lately?
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
Couldn't have said it better myself.
 -- Renee, Killingly		 
I would have to agree with this quote.
 -- Me Again		 
A time proven absolute
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
No shortage of laws is there? We don't have a "justice" system anymore, we have a "legal" system. Control control control...
 -- J Carlton, Calgary		 
And our wonderful Congress passes news ones daily.
 -- jim k, austin,tx		 
"We know that the law is good when used correctly. For the law was not intended for people who do what is right." - Paul in a letter to Timothy
 -- Ron, Decatur, GA		 
......as the Constitution shrinks.
 -- Ron S., Raleigh, NC		 
This is absolutely historically proven.
 -- Logan, Memphis, TN		 
The two always go hand in hand...
 -- RobertSRQ		 
The more dependent the people, the more corrupt the state.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA		 
Will We The People ever learn?
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Also the more corrupt the people the more numerous the laws.
 -- warren, olathe		 
vote Libertarian
 -- johndragon9, Boise, Id		 
We are on that "Roman Road!"
 -- calvin, Lewisville		 
 -- Anonymous 
State is open for interpretation. What is being referred to? A condition (of mind or emotion) or mode of being (form, structure, growth), or an autonomous territorial and politically governed region? Seems everyone thinks the latter, but could be applied to states of mind that different people are in. Even honest people need laws.
 -- Jeff C., Kuna, ID		 
 -- Nazi Bush, Austin 
"The Power Of The State exists, in that which exists by its own authority, by that which it permits, --- therefore --- the Citizen being the creator of state government is not a lawful subject of legislation.”
 -- bc98usa, North East		 
Vote Libertarian
 -- Anonymous Coward, Chicago		 
Adding laws does not solve problems, just shifts the problems elsewhere - simplifying laws is the way to go.
 -- PCW, New Zealand		 
A companion idea: The more complex any law is, the greater the corrupt purposes concealed within it. For more on this subject I recommend "Parliament of Whores" by PJ O'Rourke and just about anything by HL Menken
 -- Mike, Milwaukee		 
An even more ancient corollary. The more laws and order are made prominent, The more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
 -- Woody, Vermont		 
 -- Anonymous 
 
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