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    The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

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…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks read more

…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks we write when our bank balance is zero…

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It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Law Quotes,
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One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, read more

One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, and the great brake through."

by Francis Bacon Found in: Law Quotes,
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Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

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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.

by Ashleigh Brilliant Found in: Law Quotes,
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.

by Tacitus Found in: Law Quotes,
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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.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Law Quotes,
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Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.

Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Law Quotes,
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The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

by Alex Levin Found in: Law Quotes,
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