The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows read more

The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows signs of doing so, some lawyer objects.

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of read more

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.

Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.

It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

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.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, read more

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize.