One law for the rich, and another for the poor.

Hugh Sempill

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Topic

Legal inequality Rich vs. poor

Author

Hugh Sempill

Language

English

Time

1793 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sempill, Hugh. A Short Address to the Public, on the Practice of Cashiering Military Officers Without a Trial: And a Vindication of the Conduct and Political Opinions of the Author. J. Johnson, 1793.

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What's not forbidden to do make bold.

Friedrich Schiller

The Camp of Wallenstein

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Topic
Moral theory
Speaker
First Yager

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Source
The Camp of Wallenstein
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
German
Time
1798 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wallensteins Lager [Wallenstein's Camp]. 12 Oct. 1798, Weimarer Hoftheatre, Weimar, Germany, sc. 6.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Wallenstein's Camp." The Robbers and Wallenstein, translated by F. J. Lamport. Penguin Classics, 1980, sc. 6.