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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

Quote by Aesop (Aesopus) about irony, thieves, public.

Aesop (Aesopus)

Aesop (Aesopus) 620 BC - 564 BC, greek fabulist and storyteller

Also known as: Aesopus.

Also called: Esop.

Life period: 620 BC - 564 BC

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