Charles Caleb Colton Quote

The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.

The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.

The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.

The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.