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No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
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.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
Men would be great criminals did they need as many laws as they break.
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of read more
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.
