The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

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.

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.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

Law is a bottomless pit.

Law is a bottomless pit.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

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.

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.

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.