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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.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law read more
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but
for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners,
for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be 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.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- read more
it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- to prove you're client's guilt.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
