we be of wealth, of cities, of all good things, our Law at least remains immortal;a and there is not a Jew so distant from his country, so much in awe of a cruel despot, but has more fear of the Law than of him. [278] If, then, our attachment to our laws is due to their excellence, let it be granted that they are excellent. If, on the contrary, it be thought that the laws to which we are so loyal are bad, what punishment could be too great for persons who transgress those which are better? [279]