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.

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of read more

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from read more

We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from them arise most of the old ‘philosophical’ fights and arguments.

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.

Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
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Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
Tremar non dee chi leggi non infranse.]

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.

There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.

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.