Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.

Our system is not one of justice, but of law.

Our system is not one of justice, but of law.

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.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

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.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

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.