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When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.
Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.
Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.
Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
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.
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.
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.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
