Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

Quote by Lyn Yutang

Topics: Justice Quotes, Liberty Quotes, Peace Quotes

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about...

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about...

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men...

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men...

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving...

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving...

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be...

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be...

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can...

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can...

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying...

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

I think the first duty of society is justice

I think the first duty of society is justice

Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue it likes,...

Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue it likes,...

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

Racial injustice, war, urban blight, and environmental rape have a common denominator in our exploitative...

Racial injustice, war, urban blight, and environmental rape have a common denominator in our exploitative...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights,...

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights,...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...

A society which is clamoring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each...

A society which is clamoring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each...