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> [The comparative view of the powers of the magistrates, in two remarkable instances, is alone sufficient to represent the whole system of German manners. The disposal of the landed property within their district was absolutely vested in their hands, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-gibbon/the-comparative-view-of-the-powers-of-the-magistrates-in-two/)

[Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-gibbon/)

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