Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set read more

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
himself; it invites anarchy.

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if read more

Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to be observed, have need of good morals.

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

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.".

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.