Emile Gaboriau Quotes

There are some inordinate desires before which the firmest principles must give way, and which so pervert our moral sense as to render us incapable of judging between right and wrong.

Emile Gaboriau

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• Principles
• Desires
• Moral Sense

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  • Principles
  • Desires