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This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
The law's made to take care o' raskills.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
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?
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; read more
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.
Is not the winding up witnesses,
And nicking, more than half the bus'ness?
For witnesses, like watches, read more
Is not the winding up witnesses,
And nicking, more than half the bus'ness?
For witnesses, like watches, go
Just as they're set, too fast or slow;
And where in Conscience they're strait-lac'd,
'Tis ten to one that side is cast.
