Montesquieu — "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under br…"
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread.
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This is a paraphrase often attributed to Anatole France, but Montesquieu expressed similar sentiments about laws favoring the rich indirectly in 'The Spirit of the Laws'. The exact quote is not his.
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