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    Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table.

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There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."

by Edmund Burke Found in: Law Quotes,
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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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The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

by Frank Zappa Found in: Law Quotes,
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The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

by Bishop Gilbert Burnet Found in: Law Quotes,
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The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Law Quotes,
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No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when read more

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Law Quotes,
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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.

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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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The law's made to take care o' raskills.

The law's made to take care o' raskills.

by George Eliot Found in: Law Quotes,
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