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People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to read more

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.

by Thomas B. Macaulay Found in: Law Quotes,
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Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

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

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Law Quotes,
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A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

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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.

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The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.

by Robert Bolt Found in: Law Quotes,
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Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.

by Anacharsis Found in: Law Quotes,
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No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Law Quotes,
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Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.

Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.

by Suzanne La Follette Found in: Law Quotes,
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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.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Law Quotes,
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