Jean de la Bruyere Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob;
an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen."

by:	Jean de la Bruyere (1645-1696) French essayist and moralist
Source:	Les Caracteres, 1688
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Categories:	Crime, Justice, Oppression, Tyranny
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This quote describes so well the sovereigns relationship to victimless crimes and the slave's compelled compulsion. -- Mike, Norwalk
1696! -- jacq@jacq.org
The big thieves hang the little ones. -- E Archer, NYC
I think that Jean de la Bruyere was able to live from 1645 to 1969 because he ate a great deal of his cheese. -- Gary Bell, Jericho, Vermont
It is the duty of every "free" citizen to safegaurd the rights of every other free citizen from foreign and domestic intervention. -- J Carlton, Calgary
Welcome to the USA (Union of Socialist's Amerika) "And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.: (Isaiah 3:5) -- Mike, Norwalk
The quote is so true. Did he really live 324 years? -- Anonymous, Los Angeles
Sorry - the date has been corrected. Thanks. -- Editor, Liberty Quotes