Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others read more

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, read more

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.

If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.

it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- read more

it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- to prove you're client's guilt.

Law is a bottomless pit.

Law is a bottomless pit.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.