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The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.
The law is above the law, you know.
The law is above the law, you know.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
Where law ends, tyranny begins.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.
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.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
