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George Savile

"Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them."

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"Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them."

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"There ought to be a law against necessity."

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"My parents wanted me to go to law school."

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"We must admit thatlaw must be valid, not merely for men, but for all rational creatures generally, not merely under certain contingent conditions or with exceptions, but with absolute necessity."

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"I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself."

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"The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away."

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"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."

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"The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due."

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"I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service."

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