POLLY PEACHUM: The law is simply and solely made for the exploitation of those who do not understand it or of those who, for naked need, cannot obey it.

Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German poet, playwright, director, dramaturgist

Die Dreigroschenoper [The Three-Penny Opera], Act 3, sc. 1 (1928)

Other translations: "The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it."