Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 8, ¶ 500 (1795) [tr. Merwin (1969)] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations
In France they ignore those who set fires and punish those who give the alarm. [En France, on laisse en repos ceux qui mettent le feu, et on persécute ceux qui sonnent le tocsin.] Likely true for more than just France, especially as Chamfort was referring to political leadership. The…
