Quote#Politics & Power
They that have Power to do, may, when they will
Quote byJohn Ogilby · 1600–1676
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668), Fab. XIV: Of the Wolf and the Lamb.
English (original)
They that have Power to do, may, when they will, Pick Quarrels, and, pretending Justice, kill.
— John Ogilby
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