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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.
If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.
If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.
We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of read more
We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage read more
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
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.]
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, read more
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.
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.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
