Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.— Plutarch Parallel Lives ‘Solon’ bk. 5, sect. 2
Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.
— Plutarch Parallel Lives ‘Solon’ bk. 5, sect. 2