| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 22937 |
| QUOTATION: | The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets or steal bread. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatole France (18441924), French author. The Red Lily, ch. 7 (1894). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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