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Joseph Addison

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

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When those in power misuse or abuse the law beyond its proper limits, the harm they cause is especially severe and enduring. This kind of oppression is more difficult to overcome because it is backed by the authority of the legal system itself.

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