Ancient Roman Proverb Quotes
Whatever is originally wrong in its own Nature cannot be sanctified or made right by repetition and use.
The quotation was used by Samuel Ward in addressing the Continental Congress on October 12, 1774. The American colonists had objected because Parliament was regulating commerce and trade in the colonies and yet the colonies had no representation in Parliament. Apologists for England observed that this had been so for years --- parliament had always regulated the trade of its colonies.
Roman Legal Adage, Quoted in Hugo Grotius, De jure belli ac pacis libri tres
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Fiji had been divided ethnically between the indigenous tribes and Indian immigrants. The latter were pushing for modern democracy and the latter wanted it tempered by traditional authority of tribal leaders and traditional values.
