Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right