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…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks read more
…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks we write when our bank balance is zero…
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
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.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they read more
Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they are different.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
