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Law Quotes (page 5)

Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Law represents the effort of man to organize society;..."
Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. Henry Ward Beecher
Abu Bakar Bashir quote: "Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand...."
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family. Abu Bakar Bashir
Honore de Balzac quote: "Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the..."
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. Honore de Balzac
John Arbuthnot quote: "Law is a bottomless pit."
Law is a bottomless pit. John Arbuthnot
Thomas Aquinas quote: "Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him..."
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. Thomas Aquinas
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. Thomas Aquinas
B. R. Ambedkar quote: "Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when..."
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered. B. R. Ambedkar
Henry Alford quote: "Law is king of all."
Law is king of all. Henry Alford
WILLIAM ROPER: So now you'd give the Devil benefit of law! THOMAS MORE: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? ROPER: I'd cut down every law in England to do that! MORE: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you -where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast -man's laws, not God's -and if you cut them down- and you're just the man to do it -d'you really... Robert Bolt
It was all Mrs. Bumble. She would do it," urged Mr. Bumble; first looking round, to ascertain that his partner had left the room. That is no excuse," returned Mr. Brownlow. "You were present on the occasion of the destruction of these trinkets, and, indeed, are the more guilty of the two, in the eye of the law; for the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction."If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass? a idiot. If... Charles Dickens
These days law thinks it's about nothin' but laws. Law don't remember it was once handed down from somewhere, that it once meant not just no, but was a way to live and a reason to live that way. Law now thinks nobody but politicians made it or remake it, so maybe it ain't a surprise some people don't care anymore about law, and even some lawmen don't understand the real reason for law. Dean Koontz
There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations. Edmund Burke
Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake. Robert Bolt
No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time. Emma Goldman
The law may upset reason but reason may never upset the law, or our whole society will shred like an old tatami. The law may be used to confound reason, reason must certainly not be used to overthrow the law. James Clavell

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