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Law is a bottomless pit.
Law is a bottomless pit.
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when read more
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments.
America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments.
Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.
Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
The law is above the law, you know.
The law is above the law, you know.
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.