Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

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

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

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

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...

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.