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Quotation from Zadig; or, The Book of Fate by Voltaire
“'tis much more Prudence to acquit two Persons, tho' actually guilty, than to pass Sentence of Condemnation in one that is virtuous and innocent”
Zadig; or, The Book of Fate, Chapter VI, The Judgments, trans. an anonymous translator (1749)
Zadig's maxim as chief judge of Babylon.
Citation: "'tis much more Prudence to acquit two Persons, tho' actually guilty, than to pass Sentence of Condemnation in one that is virtuous and innocent" — Voltaire, Zadig; or, The Book of Fate, Chapter VI, The Judgments, trans. an anonymous translator (1749). (id voltaire-zadig-q1)
