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Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
It is now no mystery that some quite influential ‘philosophers’ were ‘mentally’ ill.
It is now no mystery that some quite influential ‘philosophers’ were ‘mentally’ ill.
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.
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
himself; it invites anarchy.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
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.
A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends.
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of read more
A good parson once said that where mystery begins religion ends.
Cannot I say, as truly at least, of human laws, that where
mystery begins, justice ends?
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
