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Wise laws and regulations are the most valuable legacy a commonwealth can leave to future ages
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- David Hume Scottish philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment (1711 to 1776)
Effects will always correspond to causes; and wise regulations, in any commonwealth, are the most valuable legacy that can be left to future ages.
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↗Essays, Moral and Political (selection; 1741-1776)gutenberg.org
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