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19896 | It is not a law if not endorsed by the public [Hooker,R] |
Full Idea: Laws they are not which public approbation hath not made so. | |
From: Richard Hooker (Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity [1593], I s.10), quoted by John Locke - Second Treatise of Government 134 n1 | |
A reaction: Margaret Thatcher's Poll Tax, rejected by public rebellion, illustrates the point. |