3,047 Quotes About Law

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.

But the word "right" is one of the most deceptive of pitfalls; it is so easy to slip from a qualified meaning in the premise to an unqualified one in the conclusion. Most rights are qualified.

The thing I want to do is put as many new ideas into the law as I can, to show how particular solutions involve general theory, and to do it with style. I should like to be admitted to be the greatest jurist in the world.

You can't stop insane people from doing insane things with insane laws. That's insane!

I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix a problem in their community. I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to dig wells in Africa. I've seen young people pass laws, largely impacting their communities. They do have the power to change the world.

We have to go by what the law is and when you're 19, you have to go.

It (law) seemed like the occupation where you could get things done.

There ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey.