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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."
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them read more
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them around a little.
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.
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.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
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.
Law is a bottomless pit.
Law is a bottomless pit.
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there read more
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there is no light in them.