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    I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.

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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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Law Quotes,
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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Law Quotes,
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.

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

by Tacitus Found in: Law Quotes,
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The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

by Bishop Gilbert Burnet Found in: Law Quotes,
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…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of read more

…a few philosophers really do important work. This applies to the so called ‘critical philosophy’ and to the theory of knowledge or epistemology. This class of workers I call epistemologists to avoid the disagreeable implications of the term ‘philosopher’.

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The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.

The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.

by Glaser And Way Found in: Law Quotes,
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Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

by Mark Twain Found in: Law Quotes,
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Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.

Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man hath put asunder.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Law Quotes,
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A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

by Robert Frost Found in: Law Quotes,
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