Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.

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Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.

Oliver Goldsmith

1764

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Rich vs. poor Law

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1764 Age of Enlightenment

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Oliver Goldsmith

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Goldsmith, Oliver. The Traveller; or, a Prospect of Society. London: John Newbery, 1764.

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