Chains Quote by John Ruskin

“Wise laws and just restraints are to a noble nation not chains, but chains of mail, -- strength and defense, though something of an incumbrance.” quote by John Ruskin — Download Open image

“Wise laws and just restraints are to a noble nation not chains, but chains of mail, -- strength and defense, though something of an incumbrance.”

John Ruskin

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