Pensées [Thoughts], ch. 18 "Du Siècle [On the Age]," ¶ 21 (1850 ed.) [tr. Lyttelton (1899), ch. 17, ¶ 8] - Joubert, Joseph | WIST Quotations
In political institutions nearly everything that we now call an abuse, was once a remedy. [Presque tout ce que nous appelons un abus fut un remède dans les institutions politiques.] (Source (French)). Alternate translation: In political institutions, almost everything we call an abuse was once a remedy. [tr. Auster (1983)],…
