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Not sure what you referred to directly, but GPT-4o gives me these two similar quotes: "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." - Tacitus (Roma
by pcf 2y ago
Not sure what you referred to directly, but GPT-4o gives me these two similar quotes:
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
- Tacitus (Roman historian)
"Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime."
- Lavrentiy Beria (head of Stalin's secret police)
- stavros 2y agoAh yeah, the general sentiment was definitely "there are laws that everyone breaks every day, so they can always get you on something". Mostly because I remembered the anecdote about the USSR outlawing fax machines that no business could do without, so they could always charge any business with a crime.