92 result(s) for Quotes About The Law.
"In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls."
"The law is not a mere act of will. It is rooted in our society and culture."
"The law must be stable, but it must not stifle change."
"Good men do not create laws, but good laws create good men."
"As long as the law is a tyrant, it will be enforced by tyrants."
"The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people."
"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place."
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"The law can never make men free; it is men who have to make the law free."
"A law is a law only if there is a reasonable chance it can be enforced."
"The law is a living thing, it is our voice in society, our expressions of liberty."
"Law is the machinery of justice, it is society's plan for its own improvement."
"Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made."
"The law is not a law unless it is enforced."
"No man is above the law, and no man is below it."
"Law is not a profession; it is a mission."
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."
"Laws grind the poor and rich men rules."
"The law does not merely aim to punish; it aims to reform."
"The law is a reflection of the moral values of a society."
"Laws are the most valuable treasure of a nation."
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges."
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"The greatest destroyer of peace today is the cry of the innocent unborn child."
"The law is a living thing, and it must grow and change with the times."
"Laws are just rules that keep people in line."
"It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive."
"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made."
"A country’s greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race."
"The law is what we make it."
"The law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people."
"The law is not a mere formality; it is the foundation of our democracy."
"It is better that the law should be certain than that it should be just."
"A law is valuable not because it is a law, but because there is right in it."
"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress."
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
"Laws are the most authoritative of human command because they are enacted by a sovereign power."
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"A law is a law is a law, but the conscience is not bound by law."
"The law is not an end in itself, but a means to an end: justice."
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves."
"The principle of law is not to punish the offender, but to safeguard the innocent."
"Laws are like the cobwebs which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."
"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business."
"Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve."
"The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public."
"No man is above the law, and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it."
"Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be applied."
"It is an old observation that laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."
"Laws are the foundation of our society, ensuring that the rights of the individual are protected."
"The law is not a set of rules for the attainment of personal objectives; it is a universal guide for living in accordance with the principles of justice."
"Law is order, and good law is good order."
"Where there is no law there is no freedom."
"A law is valuable, not because it is a law, but because there is right in it."
"Laws are the most important part of democracy."
"No one should be punished for their thoughts, only for their actions."
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffers."
"Laws are silent in the midst of arms."
"The law is a living being; it is not set in stone."
"Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong."
"Laws are like sausages—it is better not to see them being made."
"Desire is the law of life for every human being."
"The function of the law is to restrain the strong from oppressing the weak."
"All laws shall be capably and vigilantly enforced."
"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice."
"One of the most important jobs of the legal profession is to insist that courts follow the law."
"Justice is not a blindfold, but a careful weighing of evidence."
"Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people."
"Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished."
"Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice."
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
"The law is the public conscience."
"Where there is no law, there is no freedom."
"Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."
"The law cannot wipe out the stigma of a crime."
"Good laws are the most powerful curb on human behavior."
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
"The law must be stable, but it must not stand still."
"Laws that are not based on moral grounds cannot be just."
"A law should be like death, which spares no one."
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."
"The law is reason, free from passion."
"Laws are a spider's webs which, if they catch anything, catch the weak."
"A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage."
"In law, nothing is certain but the expense."
"The law is an ass."
"It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law."
"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one."
"Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due."
"The law is a living thing. It is not a stagnant universe; it is dynamic."
"In any civilized society, it is every citizen's right to be protected by the law."
"Good law is law that is in accordance with the principles of justice."
"We are a nation of laws, not of men."
"The law's a game, but no one knows the rules."
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