"Necessitas dat legem non ipsa accipit."
— Publilius Syrus

January 1, 1970

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Variant translation: Necessity knows no law except to conquer. — Necessitas non habet legem, "Necessity has no law", is apparently of medieval origin. See Necessity for further variants.