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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend read more
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.
All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.
All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.
Law is a bottomless pit.
Law is a bottomless pit.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you.
The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you.
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.
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
himself; it invites anarchy.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
