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But all law, whatever its juridical origin, whether Christian or Mohammedan, Roman or African, may be traced to other and ampler influences in Nature, sometimes of Right and sometimes of Wrong.
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This quote suggests that all laws, regardless of their origins, are influenced by broader natural principles of right and wrong.
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