"No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it."

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In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children, the faith of enthusiasts, who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings.

— Edward Gibbon