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Enforcing laws that many citizens find obnoxious tends to weaken law in general
Drawn from what James Madison said
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- James Madison American statesman (1751 to 1836)
Because attempts to enforce by legal sanctions, acts obnoxious to so great a proportion of citizens, tend to enervate the laws in general, and to slacken the bands of society.
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↗A Memorial and Remonstrance (written 1784-1785; 1828 printing)en.wikisource.org
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