Every law is contrary to liberty. — Jeremy Bentham

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Every law is contrary to liberty.

Jeremy Bentham

1832

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Bentham, Jeremy, "Principles of the Civil Code." The Works of Jeremy Bentham, edited by John Bowring. Vol. 1, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1843.

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