Central Rod

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“The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.”
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“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
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