A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and b…

Mark Twain
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A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and becomes a virtue. This is the law of custom, and custom supersedes all other forms of law. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.230, Courier Corporation
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