A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

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Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight…

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/clearwater-seafoods-150k-penalty-worker-death-9.7173789?cmp=rss
N.S. shellfish giant Clearwater Seafoods hit with $150K penalty after worker's death
A fisherman was electrocuted and died two years ago on board one of the company's ships while it was docked for maintenance in Mulgrave, N.S.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/clearwater-seafoods-150k-penalty-worker-death-9.7173789?cmp=rss
Clearwater Seafoods hit with $150K penalty after worker's death
A fisherman was electrocuted and died two years ago on board one of the company's ships while it was docked for maintenance in Mulgrave, N.S.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/clearwater-seafoods-150k-penalty-worker-death-9.7173789?cmp=rss