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> [“The difference between the past and the present is that individual freedom and security no longer fall to be protected solely through the D vehicle of common-law maxims and presumptions which may be altered or repealed by statute, but are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/the-difference-between-the-past-and-the-present-is-that-individual/)

Pius Langa

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> [ “In the criminal law \[...\] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/in-the-criminal-law-imprisonment-should-be-resorted-to-only-after-the/)

Pius Langa

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## More by Pius Langa

> [“The difference between the past and the present is that individual freedom and security no longer fall to be protected solely through the D…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/the-difference-between-the-past-and-the-present-is-that-individual/)

Pius Langa

> [ “In the criminal law \[...\] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pius-langa/in-the-criminal-law-imprisonment-should-be-resorted-to-only-after-the/)

Pius Langa

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