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Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
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.
It is not possible to make a bad law. If is is bad, it is not a law.
It is not possible to make a bad law. If is is bad, it is not a law.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
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.
Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.
Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.
The law is above the law, you know.
The law is above the law, you know.
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.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
