Laws were made to be broken.

Christopher North

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Breaking the law Law

Author

Christopher North

Source

Blackwood's Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

North, Christopher. "Noctes Ambrosianae." Blackwood's Magazine, May 1830.

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The revolution is like Saturn-it eats its children.

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Georg Büchner
Source
Danton's Death
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Time
1835 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
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Buchner, George. Dantons Tod [Danton's Death]. 5 Jan. 1902, Berlin, Germany, act 1, sc. 5.

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Another quote about Law

Whoever hath an absolute authority to interpret any written, or spoken laws; it is He, who is truly the Law-giver to all intents and purposes, and not the Person who first wrote, or spoke them.

Benjamin Hoadly

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Legal theory Law
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Benjamin Hoadly
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1717 1710s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hoadly, Benjamin. "The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church, of Christ." 31 Mar. 1717, The Royal Chapel at St. James's, London, England, UK. Sermon.