“The law is a gun, which if it misses a pigeon always kills a crow; if it does not strike the guilty, it hits someone else. As every crime creates a law, so in turn every law creates a crime.”
Quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
British novelist known for his historical novels and Gothic tales, famous for works such as 'Peveril of the Peak' and 'Evelyn Hope'. more
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