A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they read more

Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they are different.

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.

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

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

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law read more

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but
for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners,
for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers.

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.

Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.

Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.