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"Appeal in law: to put the dice into the box for another throw."
"I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself."
"The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away."
"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."
"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."
"The law-abiding citizen by his labor serves both himself and his fellow man and thereby integrates himself peacefully into the social order. The robber, on the other hand, is intent, not on honest toil, but on the forcible appropriation of the fruits of others' labor."
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"Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation."
"In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war."
"Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating."
"President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied."
"We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war."
"If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information."
"A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages."
"American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure."
"Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks."
"This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law."
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