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Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, read more
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, generally say, "Pay, pay anything rather than go to law.".
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
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.
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, read more
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
