- Nov 07, 2020
Law Quotes
Rules, choices, and the order behind them.
This page draws on law in a broad sense — the rigorous logic of scientific theory, the real fork in the road between law school and an acting career, and a general preference for a quiet evening over anything more dramatic. For the legal system specifically, see our Legal quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went down had to come back up.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is also a perfection of degrees, by which a person performs all the commands of God, with the full exertion of all his powers, without the least defect. This is what the law of God requires, but what the saints cannot attain to in this life.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Big Water makes an argument straight out of Economics 101. The best way to deliver water to people's homes efficiently, the water barons argue, is to put the process in the hands of the market. If water is scarce, then raise the price - let the law of supply and demand take over!
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The functions of the president are prescribed by the Constitution, but his real achievements are not set by the letter of the law. They are determined rather by his personality, the weight of his influence, his capacity for managing men, and the strength and effectiveness of the party forces behind him.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don't break the law, you're not a good black person.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of my friends are giving me law books. I love reading those. It's like my relaxation.
- Judge
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- Nov 07, 2020
For every criminal case, the judge must construct a perfect syllogism: the major premise must be the general law; the minor premise, whether or not the action in question is in compliance with the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing could be more dangerous than following the popular maxim whereby it is the spirit of the law that must be consulted. This is an embankment that, once broken, gives way to a torrent of opinions.
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- Nov 07, 2020