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A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
 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. 
 Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good 
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more 
 Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good 
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is 
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds 
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto 
himself; it invites anarchy. 
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.
 A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends. 
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of read more 
 A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends. 
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of human laws, that where 
mystery begins, justice ends? 
 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it 
be not changed, according to the law read more 
 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it 
be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, 
which altereth not. 
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick read more
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick and choose the laws we will or will not obey.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.