The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him

Quote by John Marshall

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To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

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...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by...

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by...

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

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...

If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me...

If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me...

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you,...

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you,...

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,...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Lawyers would have a hard time making a living if people behaved themselves and kept...

Lawyers would have a hard time making a living if people behaved themselves and kept...

A lawyer's primer: If you don't have the law, you argue the facts; if you...

A lawyer's primer: If you don't have the law, you argue the facts; if you...

Probably all laws are useless; for good men do not need laws at all, and...

Probably all laws are useless; for good men do not need laws at all, and...

The portion of a law usually found unconstitutional is the teeth

The portion of a law usually found unconstitutional is the teeth

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.