[The Man With The Broken Ear by Edmond About]@TWC D-Link bookThe Man With The Broken Ear CHAPTER IX 9/15
As for myself, this is really the first time that I ever heard it spoken of.
Now the duty of a well regulated police, is to prevent anything extraordinary happening in the country." "Let us see, Monsieur.
If I were to say to you: 'Here is a man who is not dead; I have a well-founded hope of setting him on his feet in three days; your doctor, who maintains the contrary, deceives himself,' would you take the responsibility of having Fougas buried ?" "Certainly not! God forbid that I should take any responsibility of any kind on my shoulders! But however, Monsieur, in having M.Fougas buried, I would act in accordance with law and order.
Now after all, by what right do you presume to resuscitate a man? In what country is resuscitation customary? Where is the precept of law which authorizes you to resuscitate people ?" "Do you know any law that prohibits it? Now everything that is not prohibited is permitted." "In the eyes of the magistrates, very likely.
But the police ought to prevent and stem disorder.
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