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Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.
The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
Guilt is anything you did and fear others to know about
Guilt is anything you did and fear others to know about
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from read more
We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from them arise most of the old ‘philosophical’ fights and arguments.
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when read more
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be
not committed.
[Lat., In ipsa dubitatione read more
Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be
not committed.
[Lat., In ipsa dubitatione facinus inest, etiamsi ad id non
pervererint.]
