Law Quotes

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of a high obligation.... To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself ... absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.

Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.

Who saves his country violates no law.

Justice is truth in action.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

Law is the greatest human invention. All the rest give man mastery over his world, but law gives him mastery over himself.

As long as the law exists, there will be morality.

Covenants without the sword are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.

Justice may be slow, but it does grind inexorably.

Law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like law, discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property.

To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice.

Reason is the Soul of the Law.

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

Faith comes not by compulsion, but it is a matter of free choice; therefore, no one has the authority to compel anyone else in such matters, nor to coerce him with new laws

Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.

Both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have law degrees but they do not know what the rule of law means.

You can't disobey the rules every time you disapprove. However, when you're considering something that constitutes an extreme abridgement of your rights, conscience is the court of last resort.

The man who dares to rebel against the laws of a republic ought to die.

Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

Nothing can be created out of nothing.

I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me.

Where there is no law, there is no freedom.

Revolt and terror pay a price. Order and law have a cost.