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Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on
earth, that I think they will read more
Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on
earth, that I think they will plead their clients' causes
hereafter, some of them in hell.
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.
The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.
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.
Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.
Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
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.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
