A ruler who discerning justice refuseth to.... : Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

“ A ruler who discerning justice refuseth to it the sanction of law, demanding abnegation of rights and self-sacrifice, will not drive his subjects to these virtues, virtuous only if free, but by unnaturally making justice unlawful, will drive them rather to rebellion against all law. ”

J.R.R. Tolkien
  • From : Morgoth's Ring
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