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Arms and laws do not flourish together.
Arms and laws do not flourish together.
Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.
Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend read more
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
himself; it invites anarchy.
If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.
If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.
It is not possible to make a bad law. If is is bad, it is not a law.
It is not possible to make a bad law. If is is bad, it is not a law.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
