Marguerite Yourcenar quote: Laws change more slowly than custom, and though dangerous when they fall behind the times are more dangerous still when ...

Laws change more slowly than custom, and though dangerous when they fall behind the times are more dangerous still when the presume to anticipate custom.

~ Marguerite Yourcenar ~

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