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# Pierre de Vos

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Pierre Francois de Vos is a South African constitutional law academic. He holds the Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Before taking up that position in July 2009, he taught at the University of the Western Cape. He is popularly known for

##  Quotes by Pierre de Vos

> [“A culture of secrecy is like the bad stench created by cat pee—it is very difficult to get rid of.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-de-vos/a-culture-of-secrecy-is-like-the-bad-stench-created-by-cat-pee-it-is/)

Pierre de Vos

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