Without the habit of orderly obedience to the law, without the stern enforcement of the laws at the expense of those who defiantly resist them, there can be no possible progress, moral or material, in civilization.
From an essay on the prerequisites for societal advancement, this quote emphasizes that adherence to and enforcement of law are crucial for all forms of civilizational progress.
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