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It is dangerous to tell the people that the laws are unjust; for they obey them only because they think them just. therefore it isnecessary to tell them at the same time that they must obey them because they are laws, just as they must obey superiors, not because they are just, but because they are superiors. in this way all sedition is prevented.
-Blaise Pascal
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It Is Dangerous To Tell The People

Blaise Pascal
It is dangerous to tell the people that the laws are unjust; for they obey them only because they think them just. therefore it isnecessary to tell them at the same time that they must obey them because they are laws, just as they must obey superiors, not because they are just, but because they are superiors. in this way all sedition is prevented.
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