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It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies but which let wasps and hornets break through.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
The law of heaven and earth is life for life.
The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.
The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.
America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments.
America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments.
