Quote by George Herbert
War makes thieves and peace hangs them. - George Herbert

War makes thieves and peace hangs them. – George Herbert

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Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. – George Herbert

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Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master. – Jesse Jackson

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Hunger makes a thief of any man. – Pearl S. Buck, quoted in You Said a Mouthful, edited by Ronald D. Fuchs

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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France, The Red Lily, 1894

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Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers. – Erik Pepke

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