It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, read more

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there read more

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of read more

Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.

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.

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.

If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.

Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.

Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.