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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.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
Our system is not one of justice, but of law.
I have forgotten more law than you ever knew, but allow me to say, I have not forgotten much.
I have forgotten more law than you ever knew, but allow me to say, I have not forgotten much.
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.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
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.
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more
The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
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.
