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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen. George Savile

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	George Savile
	(1633-1695) Marquis of Halifax. Burnet, History of My Own Times.

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Halifax said he had known many kicked down stairs, but never knew any kicked up stairs before. Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen. When the people contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters.