Walter Savage LandorMany laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws.
About This Quote
Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. This saying goes on to note that the existence of more laws does not make good people or better people. It simply makes more laws. Many laws are necessary to keep society safe and without criminals.
However, the more laws there are, the more criminals there will be. Obviously, this is not what the author of this quote had in mind when he made his argument. The point being made here is that it is not possible for good people to exist without bad people or bad people to exist without good people.
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