I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others read more

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.

A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.

A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.

The United States was founded
by the violent overthrow
of a violently founded throne.

The United States was founded
by the violent overthrow
of a violently founded throne.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

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.

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.

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.