"Lord Brougham , The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Vol.3, Issue 1"

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“The unwritten laws of the gods were promulgated against depraved manners, inflicting a severe destiny and penalty on the disobedient; and these unwritten laws are the fathers and leaders of those that are written, and of the dogmas established by men.”

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