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"La loi est bonne, elle est nécessaire, l'exécution en est mauvaise, et les mœurs jugent les lois d'après la manière dont elles s'exécutent."

January 1, 1970

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The law is good, it is necessary, its execution is poor, and the manners judge the laws based on the manner in which they are executed. — Honoré de Balzac, Splendeurs et Misères des courtisanes (1838-1847), part 3, Où mènent les mauvais chemins (The Ends of Evil Ways), "Ce qu'est un juge d'instruction pour ceux qui n'en ont pas" ("What a Judge Is for Those Who Do Not Have One") (title of the chapter).

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The law is good, it is necessary, its execution is poor, and the manners judge the laws based on the manner in which they are executed. — Honoré de Balzac, Splendeurs et Misères des courtisanes (1838-1847), part 3, Où mènent les mauvais chemins (The Ends of Evil Ways), "Ce qu'est un juge d'instruction pour ceux qui n'en ont pas" ("What a Judge Is for Those Who Do Not Have One") (title of the chapter).