Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Famous Ouida Quote “Petty laws breed great crimes.” ~ Ouida [Marie Louise de la Ramée] (1839-1908) English novelist Crime , Freedom , Government , Justice , Law , Liberty , Morals , Politics , Prison , Truth Ratings and Comments 1 Reply A.R.Jurgensen, Stuart, FL 10/18/05 A perfect example of 'petty' is the attempt to amend the constitution so that burning the American flag is illegal...it violates the First Amendment and the Free Speech clause. Reply Joe, Rochester, MI 10/18/05 1 Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 5/21/12 You could also change the word "petty" to many. We now have thousands of laws and the scary part is that congress meets every day to pass more. 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 5/22/12 Most laws are to 'protect' a private interest rather than an individual right. Since all we do now is vote for money, all the laws are meant to keep us 'in our place' as subservient dependents upon the Nanny-state. Drug prohibition has indeed created the largest criminal networks of corrupted 'officials' ever known on Earth. Reply ema 5/21/20 hello!who can write an essay on this subject? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Ouida quote is found in these categories: Crime quotes Freedom quotes Government quotes Justice quotes Law quotes Liberty quotes Morals quotes Politics quotes Prison quotes Truth quotes About Ouida Bio of Ouida Quotations by Ouida Books by/about Ouida Ouida videos Ouida on Wikipedia