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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.
The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.
Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.
Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.
The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
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.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.