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[The] operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice.
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![[The] operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice. - Edward Gibbon](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-the-operation-of-the-wisest-laws-is-imperfect-and-precarious-they-seldom-inspire-virtue-edward-gibbon-140-62-36.jpg "[The] operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice. - Edward Gibbon")
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