I commented that exact quote several times on Lemmy, nice to see other people do the same!
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LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 23 hours ago
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges, begging on the streets and stealing bread.
Anatole France, 1894
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
It’s been one of my favorites for decades!
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 hours ago
I encountered it reading Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos. Never read the original
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 48 minutes ago
Also fines agricultural workers and CEOs the same for speeding on their way to work—except for that Nokia executive that one time & his countrymen