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If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.
If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.
In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, read more
In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick read more
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick and choose the laws we will or will not obey.
Law is a bottomless pit.
Law is a bottomless pit.
Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.
Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.
