Georges Ripert Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The man who lives under the servitude of laws takes,
without being aware of it, the soul of a slave.

by:	Georges Ripert
Source:	Le D�clin du Droit. Etude sur la l�gislation contemporaine (Paris: Librairie G�n�rale de Droit et de Jurisprudence, 1949), p. 94
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Categories:	French, Obedience, Law, Honor, Servitude, Slavery
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Reader comments about this quote:

The more new laws take from me, the more depressed I become. Our country is no longer free, we are all slaves ... excluding the legislators who enslave us. -- Joe, Rochester, MI
Hmmm... I wouldn't say Anyone takes the soul of Anyone else. I would rephrase this statement. There is a grain of truth to be expressed here. "The man who lives under the servitude of Man made laws, serves Man as his Master. The man with higher principles, serves under God's Laws which are the Best and most worthy of Mans laws plus more." Well,you get the picture. -- KS., Queensbury,NY.