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A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.

Jean de la Bruyere

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Jean de la Bruyere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1645
Born: August 16
Died: 1696
Died: May 10
Aphorist
Essayist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Translator
Writer
Paris
France
Jean de La Bruyere
Men
Tyranny
Guilty
Innocent
Citizens
Example
Honest
Convicted
Business
Punished
Every
Citizen

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