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.

Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.

Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg read more

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.

I have forgotten more law than you ever knew, but allow me to say, I have not forgotten much.

I have forgotten more law than you ever knew, but allow me to say, I have not forgotten much.

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

The law itself follows gold.

The law itself follows gold.

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.

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend read more

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.