But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.


The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire (ed. 1789)

Edward Gibbon Quotes

But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.

But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.

But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.

But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.