I wish my countrymen to consider that whatever the human law...

I wish my countrymen to consider that whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can ever commit the leastact of injustice against the obscurest individual without having to pay the penalty for it. A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length even become the laughing-stock of the world.

Henry David Thoreau Quote About Government, Law, Justice: I Wish My Countrymen To...

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