I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law.

A faraway-father is distant from his children; not necessarily in geography, but socially—either by choice or by force. Our country has many fathers who are figuratively-forced far and away from their families. Legal force brings...

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a...

If Christ be a fraud, he was among the most peculiar yet brilliant of frauds in saying that only he was the way, the truth, and the life. This is the importance of grace –...

Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it.

I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn’t set up the ground rules.

What do I care about law? Ain’t I got the power?

To be an effective criminal defense counsel, an attorney must be prepared to be demanding, outrageous, irreverent, blasphemous, a rogue, a renegade, and a hated, isolated, and lonely person – few love a spokesman for...

Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It’s so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in...

The fancies that take their monstrous birth from the spinelessness and boredom of usurped wealth bring in their wake every defect … and though rich men’s crimes escape the law, protected as they are by...

We are precluded by law from discussing the substance of that exchange. RIM expects to continue communications through that channel.

I know it when I see itJacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), concurring op.

Can we meet all the requirements of the law at the current time? That’s pretty tough.

My gaze moved to Vance. He was looking up at me and I could read nothing in his eyes.”Another pop?” I asked.He shook his head but kept watching me. I looked at the floor and...

The rule of law is what has allowed Hong Kong to scrape the sky. It is upon the continuation of the rule of law that its future aspirations can depend,

Yahoo will continue to strongly support law enforcement in their work, as well as continue to provide support for several non- profit organizations committed to online safety.

to keep law and order.

Here is a man whose life and actions the world has already condemned – yet whose enormous fortune…has already brought him acquittal!

It is true that legality is not morality, and sticking to the law is necessary for good citizenship, but it is not sufficient.

If legislation is truly necessary, one would expect the government to be able to provide proof of this beyond anecdote and speculation. Such proof is the least we can expect before we accept a government...

The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

One of the main arguments that I make in my new book, ‘The Great Degeneration,’ is that the rule of law in the U.S. is becoming the rule of lawyers.

watchword” shall rally my faltering breath;For while from life’s fever my God sets me free,Jehovah Tsidkenu, my death song shall be.

Nobody’s sane above the law.

All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love’s sake, because it is the...

This is a disturbingly low threshold, … It’s a real anomaly that reflects Iraqi law but not developing international law.

The U.S. crew violated international law,

I believe that there is something in all of us that is seeking expression, that wants to be heard, that wants to be accepted and respected and loved. We each express ourselves in different ways...

The law says that corporate contributions to local campaigns are illegal in Texas. The law makes such contributions a felony.

Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.

As history has repeatedly suggested, nothing is more effective for demolishing traditional legal protections than the combined claims that a crime is uniquely dangerous, and that those behind it have exceptional powers of resistance. [On...

This occurrence does no more than provide evidence that only a law that guarantees legal entry and is respectful of human rights can resolve the migratory problem both countries face.

I once fed a dog-fight operator to the dogs he had abused for so long, and do you want to know something? It felt so good. It was justice, girl. The fucking law never gave...

It is a policeman’s duty to retrieve stolen property and return it to its owners. But when robbery becomes the purpose of the law, and the policeman’s duty becomes, not protection, but the plunder of...

Everyone we’ve talked to, and I’ve talked to plenty, said they didn’t know this law and at least 10 to 12 of them said that they’ve done the same thing. In fact, the only two...

The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law?

From the study of the development of human intelligence, in all directions, and through all times, the discovery arises of a great fundamental law, to which it is necessarily subject, and which has a solid...

Our case against RIM is based on similar technology law and patents as the case we have just won in federal court against Seven Networks.

Love is a violent recreational sport. Proceed at your own risk. Helmets, armor, and steel-toe boots are required by law.

Love is only surpassing sweet when it is directed toward a mortal object, and the secret of this ultimate sweetness only is defined by the bitterness of death. Thus the white peoples of the world...

The most important moments in a trial are often not seen by a jury. That is because it’s one of the judge’s main responsibilities to screen what they see and hear, lest they be prejudiced....

Our engineer is simply making sure this developer follows the letter of the law.

If you want a world ruled by law and not by force you must build up, from the very grassroots, a respect for law.

the customs of society and laws of the State allowed it to crush my aspirations and barred me from the the pursuit of almost every object worthy of an intelligent, rational mind.”45 What law has...

He laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone.

My cat is ignorant of the law. But then so am I. That means I am not his master, because we are both slaves.

This is critical to both avoid the taint of amnesty for those who have broken the law, as well as preserve the flexibility of a guest worker program to fluctuate along with the needs of...

The difference between the modern laws and those of the past is that wisdom is no longer a respected requirement and it has become secondary in importance to bureaucratic procedure.

Any law too often subject to infraction is bad; it is the duty of the legislator to repeal or to change it, lest the contempt into which that rash ruling has fallen should extend to...