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Quotation from A Discourse on Political Economy by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“the first of all laws is to respect the laws”
A Discourse on Political Economy, First rule (government by the general will), trans. G. D. H. Cole (1913)
Arguing that the authority of law rests on its wisdom more than on severity, Rousseau calls harsh penalties a resource of little minds.
Citation: "the first of all laws is to respect the laws" — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse on Political Economy, First rule (government by the general will), trans. G. D. H. Cole (1913). (id rousseau-discourse-on-political-economy-q3)
