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Though we be the most law-abiding and law-directed nation in the world, law has not yet attained to such efficacy among us as to frame, or adjust, or administer itself.
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gutenberg.orgThough we be the most law-abiding and law-directed nation in the world, law has not yet attained to such efficacy among us as to frame, or adjust, or administer itself.
Wilson critiques the inefficacy of law in truly governing society despite being a law-abiding nation.
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