The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, pr…

Michel de Montaigne
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The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from Custom. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1859). Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into Italy, and Letters, with Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices, Etc, p.171
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The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from Custom. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1859). Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into Italy, and Letters, with Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices, Etc, p.171

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