Howard ZinnBefore God and high heaven, is there a law for one man which is not a law for every other man?
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The law of nature is for everyone. It is not a favor that one person receives over another, but it is the way of nature. The same way every man is born, he must die. It is not a privilege that some people are born and others not, but it is the way of nature.
In the same way, all great things are born from other great things. If you read Shakespeare’s "Hamlet," you will find out that the Prince of Denmark was killed by his uncle Claudius because he had been given authority by his father to succeed him as king.
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