Quote#Politics & Power
Any law that takes hold of a man’s daily life cannot prevail in a…
Quote byHenry Ward Beecher · 1813–1887
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Civil Law and the Sabbath sermon (3 December 1882).
English (original)
Any law that takes hold of a man’s daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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