Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, read more

Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table.

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith read more

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others read more

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.