Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. – Oliver Goldsmith
Law without justice is a wound without a cure. – William Scott Downey
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. – Immanuel Kant
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. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor. – Theodore Roosevelt
Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They’ve got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law. – Barack Obama
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. – George Washington
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. – Plato
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. – Mahatma Gandhi
Ignorance of the law excuses no man: Not that all men know the law, but because ’tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him. – John Selden
Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made. – Otto von Bismarck
We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. – Ronald Reagan
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. – Martin Luther King Jr.
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. – Benjamin Disraeli
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business. – Clarence Darrow
A law is valuable, not because it is a law, but because there is right in it. – Henry Ward Beecher
Laws change as the seasons. – Edward Cousel
Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them. – Chetan Bhagat
Don’t violate the law, but don’t reject an idea because it’s illegal. You might be able to get the law changed. – Robert H. Schuller
What power has law where only money rules. – Gaius Petronius
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