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Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good
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- John Locke English philosopher (1632 to 1704)
Many things there are, which the law can by no means provide for; and those must necessarily be left to the discretion of him that has the executive power in his hands, to be ordered by him as the public good and advantage shall require
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↗Second Treatise of Government (1690)gutenberg.org
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