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Quote from John Milton,


Here the great art lies,
to discern in what the law
is to bid restraint and
punishment,
and in what things
persuasion only is to work.
JOHN MILTON
1644



By:

John Milton (more quotes by John Milton or books by/about John Milton)


(1608-1674) English Poet

Date:

1644

Source:

AREOPAGITICA; A Speech of Mr. John Milton For the Liberty of Unlicens'd Printing, To the Parliament of ENGLAND,1644

Categories:

Civil Rights, Constitution, Crime, Democracy, Drugs, Freedom, Government, Individual Rights, Justice, Law, Liberty, Morals, Police, Power, Prison, Responsibility, Restraint, Tolerance, Virtue

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