Tacitus
Publius Tacitus (or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus; c. 56–after 117 AD), Roman orator, lawyer, and senator. He is considered one of antiquity's greatest historians.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government. Publius Tacitus
The more corrupt the state, the more laws. Publius Tacitus
Idque apud imperitos humanitas vocabatur, cum pars servitutis esset.
Because they didn't know better, they called it "civilization," when it was part of their slavery. Publius Tacitus