3,047 Quotes About Law

The function of law and theology are the same: to keep the poor from taking back by violence what the rich have stolen by cunning.

It became quite clear to me that the Natural Law mystique, in Catholic, libertarian or neo-pagan forms, remains basically a set of rhetorical strategies to hypnotize others into the state which Bernard Shaw called "barbarism" and defined as 'the belief that the laws of one's own tribe are the laws of the universe'.

Until relatively recently, law enforcement's ability to determine an individual's location and track their movements was largely limited to natural human powers of observation.

If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's against the law in some cities. It's definitely a bummer. It's unfortunate.

For your benefit, learn from our tragedy. It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews. It can also be other people.

A grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted.

It made viable the idea that, with sequels, the law of diminishing returns doesn't always apply.

Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve the needs of a workplace shaped by the innovations of Bill Gates.

Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives?