Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they read more

Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they are different.

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.

If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.

If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.

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.

Law is a bottomless pit.

Law is a bottomless pit.

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

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

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.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

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.