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The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows read more
The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows signs of doing so, some lawyer objects.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Our system is not one of justice, but of 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.
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.
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set read more
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws.
…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of read more
…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of knowledge or epistemology. This class of workers I call epistemologists to avoid the disagreeable implications of the term ‘philosopher’.
The United States was founded
by the violent overthrow
of a violently founded throne.
The United States was founded
by the violent overthrow
of a violently founded throne.
