The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, read more

Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table.

Law is a bottomless pit.

Law is a bottomless pit.

…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of read more

…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of knowledge or epistemology. This class of workers I call epistemologists to avoid the disagreeable implications of the term ‘philosopher’.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

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.

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.