Laws are no stronger than the devotion to them by the people who live under them

Quote by Fred Rodell

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While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...

While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...

Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make...

Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

The more corrupt the state, the more laws.

The more corrupt the state, the more laws.

If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book,...

If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book,...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give...

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give...

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

The fundamental principle of human action, the law, that is to political economy what the...

The fundamental principle of human action, the law, that is to political economy what the...

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

One with the law is a majority.

One with the law is a majority.

The lawyer's first thought in the morning is how to handle the case of the...

The lawyer's first thought in the morning is how to handle the case of the...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

I've never been in love. I've always been a lawyer.

I've never been in love. I've always been a lawyer.