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Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
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.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated read more
For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated into the mysteries.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.
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.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law read more
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but
for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners,
for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.