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Quote from Charles-Louis de Secondat,


"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated
under the shield of law and in the name of justice."


By:

Charles-Louis de Secondat (more quotes by Charles-Louis de Secondat or books by/about Charles-Louis de Secondat)


(1689-1755) Baron de Montesquieu

Source:

The Spirit of the Laws, 1748

Categories:

Justice, Law, Tyranny

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