Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, read more

One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, and the great brake through."

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

Our system is not one of justice, but of law.

Our system is not one of justice, but of law.

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg read more

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.