People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to read more

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.

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.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.

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 is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows read more

The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows signs of doing so, some lawyer objects.

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; read more

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

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

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

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.