Michel de Montaigne: The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom.

The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from — Michel de Montaigne

The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom.

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