“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― The Annals of Imperial Rome
― The Annals of Imperial Rome
“The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and with the specious title of religion to cloak the fear by which they must be held in check, so that they will fight for their servitude as if for salvation.”
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“The way law stays alive is by remaining in touch with social contracts pieced together among real people on the ground.”
― The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
― The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
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