I checked with Elizabeth St. Goar, the postmaster for this list. She said
that anything sent in the last four days should be re-sent. And so, an
inquiry:
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 14:54:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Mary Whisner <whisner@u.washington.edu>
To: Law Library Discussion Group <law-lib@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: Debbie Hatfield <klidsh@ukcc.uky.edu>
Subject: Quotation about morals and laws
The following request appeared on the Stumpers List:
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Date: 24 Feb 1993 11:12:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Debbie Hatfield <KLIDSH@ukcc.uky.edu>
To: Stumpers <STUMPERS-LIST@CRF.CUIS.EDU>
Subject: Quotation
Trying to identify the following quote: "When mores are sufficient, laws
are unnecessary. When mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable."
Have checked: Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 3rd ed., Bartlett's, 14th ed.,
Home Book of Quotations, 9th ed., International Thesaurus of Quotations, c1970,
AND Dialog file 175.
Debbie Hatfield, University of Kentucky
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It seems familiar, but I can't place it. I tried The Quotable Lawyer,
Quote It II, 2,000 Famous Legal Quotations, Respectfully Quoted, and
Magill's Quotations in Context. (The requester had tried several other
sources already.) I also did a quick Lexis search (my own curiosity and
helping out an academic librarian seemed "educational" enough).)
Interestingly, Respectfully Quoted has something with all the right words,
almost, and the opposite meaning: "Because just as good morals, if they
are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to
be obeserved, have need of good morals." Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses
on the First Decade of Titus Livius, trans. Allan Gilbert, book 1, chapter
18, p. 241 (1965)
If you know the source, respond directly to Debbie Hatfield.
Mary Whisner, Head of Reference Telephone: (206) 543-6794
Gallagher Law Library FAX: (206) 685-2165
University of Washington Internet: whisner@u.washington.edu
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