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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.
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when read more
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.
I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, read more
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, generally say, "Pay, pay anything rather than go to law.".
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- read more
it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- to prove you're client's guilt.
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.
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 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.
