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To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of read more
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
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.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.
Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
