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"Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied."
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"Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone."
"The laws of men are not infallible."
"There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders."
"When they say whatever you say may be used against you, they mean it!"
"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."
"Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy."
"The law. Lady Frances, is an uncertain animal. It has twists and turns that surprise the non-legal mind."
"HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There arefour kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, andpraiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slainwhether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is foradvantage of the lawyers."
"An older man who seems to be the leader of the Jesus Tshirt group says that the Bible forbids abortion in its commandment "Thou shall not kill.But being in the Bible Belt, people really know their Bible, and an older woman cites Exodus 21:22"23, a passage that says a man who causes a pregnant woman to miscarry must pay a fine but is not charged with murder, not unless the woman herself dies.Thus the Bible is making clear, that a dependent life is not the same as an independent life."
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"The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests."
"As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war."
"I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there."
"But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go."
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