Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, read more

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.

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.

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

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

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

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set read more

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws.

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.

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.

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 law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.