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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, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg read more
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set read more
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws.
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.
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it
be not changed, according to the law read more
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it
be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians,
which altereth not.
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of read more
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.
Law is a bottomless pit.
Law is a bottomless pit.
If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.
If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.
