The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me. (A. E. Housman)

The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.

A. E. Housman

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