What is the law? A thing that ought neither to be swayed by favor, nor be shattered by force, nor be corrupted by power.
[Quod enim est ius civile? Quod neque inflecti gratia neque perfringi potentia neque adulterari pecunia debeat.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Caecina [For Aulus Caecina], ch. 26 / sec. 73 (c. 69 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2013)]
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius - Pro Caecina [For Aulus Caecina], ch. 26 / sec. 73 (c. 69 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2013)] | WIST Quotations
What is the law? A thing that ought neither to be swayed by favor, nor be shattered by force, nor be corrupted by power. [Quod enim est ius civile? Quod neque inflecti gratia neque perfringi potentia neque adulterari pecunia debeat.Dave (WIST Quotations)
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