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    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.

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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

by Earl Warren Found in: Law Quotes,
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Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Law Quotes,
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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Law Quotes,
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I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

by Voltaire Found in: Law Quotes,
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I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

by William H Mauldin Found in: Law Quotes,
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Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.

Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.

by George Chapman Found in: Law Quotes,
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The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them read more

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them around a little.

by Porterfield Found in: Law Quotes,
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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.

by Anacharsis Found in: Law Quotes,
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If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

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