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The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
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.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.
Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if read more
Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to be observed, have need of good morals.
The law is above the law, you know.
The law is above the law, you know.
