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.

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.

For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated read more

For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated into the mysteries.

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in read more

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in the streets, sleeping under bridges, and stealing bread!

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

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.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.