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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it
be not changed, according to the law read more
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it
be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians,
which altereth not.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
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Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
Tremar non dee chi leggi non infranse.]
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.
It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the read more
It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should read more
A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends.
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of read more
A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends.
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of human laws, that where
mystery begins, justice ends?