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The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
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 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.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; read more
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.
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.
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.
Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers.
[Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.]
Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers.
[Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.]
