Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about wors…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse. ✨ Du Contrat Social bk. 3, ch. 15 (1762)
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Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse. ✨ Du Contrat Social bk. 3, ch. 15 (1762)

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