Who said something like, "That which is permitted is compulsory"?

-I don't remember the exact sentence, but this is the approximate quote. I think it appeared in a novel. I thought it was written by E.B. White, but I haven't found this quote after searching the Internet a bit.Newton N. Minow - Quote from a speech to the Association of American Law Schools:



"After 35 years, I have finished a comprehensive study of European comparative law. In Germany, under the law, everything is prohibited, except that which is permitted. In France, under the law, everything is permitted, except that which is prohibited. In the Soviet Union, under the law, everything is prohibited, including that which is permitted. And in Italy, under the law, everything is permitted, especially that which is prohibited."