The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread.
Separation of powers
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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