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.

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of read more

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in read more

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in the streets, sleeping under bridges, and stealing bread!

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.

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.

The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very
expensive and dilatory.

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend read more

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.

Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.

Your pettifoggers damn their souls,
To share with knaves in cheating fools.

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.