When a man has become a great figure in society as a physician, we must not be surprised if he regards the laws of society as the laws of Nature - but we need not respect him for it. (Robertson Davies)

When a man has become a great figure in society as a physician, we must not be surprised if he regards the laws of society as the laws of Nature - but we need not respect him for it.

Robertson Davies

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