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Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws Quotes: There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
         

There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.


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There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
         



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