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"The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases."

"The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases."

Larry Wall, Canadian Author

Law, Light, Will

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"How strange it is that murder has the sanction of law in one and only one of the human relationships, and that is the most important of all, that of nation to nation."

"How strange it is that murder has the sanction of law in one and only one of the human relationships, and that is the most important of all, that of nation to nation."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

Law, Murder, Nation, Relationships

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"Law shuttles between freeing us and enslaving us."

"Law shuttles between freeing us and enslaving us."

Kary Mullis, American Scientist

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"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Law, Laws, State

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"In the first place I remark that no human law is perfect in its construction or execution."

"In the first place I remark that no human law is perfect in its construction or execution."

Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American Politician

Law, Execution, First

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"We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants."

"We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants."

Bob Inglis, American Politician

Law, Laws, Nation

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"Ninety percent of the members of the Academy of German Law were not members of the Party."

"Ninety percent of the members of the Academy of German Law were not members of the Party."

Hans Frank, German Public Servant

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"Next, we will create a modern immigration law."

"Next, we will create a modern immigration law."

Gerhard Schroder, German Statesman

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"No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law."

"No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law."

Grover Cleveland, American President

Law, Man, Spirit

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"When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa."

"When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa."

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

Law, Morals, Vice

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

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

Sasha Alexander, American Actress

Law, Parents, School

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"No, I think that we've got a basic discrepancy here between the rule of law versus the rule of man."

"No, I think that we've got a basic discrepancy here between the rule of law versus the rule of man."

Roy Moore, American Judge

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"When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed."

"When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed."

Benoit Mandelbrot, French Mathematician

Law, Laws, Physics, Rules, Weather

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"Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think."

"Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think."

Bobby Scott, American Politician

Law, Politicians, Present, State

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"Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot, but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality, and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows."

"Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot, but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality, and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows."

Thomas Sydenham, English Scientist

Law, Laws, Mortality

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"I am ashamed the law is such an ass."

"I am ashamed the law is such an ass."

George Chapman, English Poet

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"A law is not a law without coercion behind it."

"A law is not a law without coercion behind it."

James A. Garfield, American President

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"This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law."

"This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law."

Jack Kevorkian, American Activist

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"Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system."

"Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system."

Adam Schiff, American Politician

Law, School, University

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"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!"

"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!"

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

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"It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse."

"It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse."

Frederick Pollock, English Judge

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"I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages."

"I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages."

Bill Mauldin, American Cartoonist

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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."

"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."

Arthur Capper, American Politician

Law, Loyalty, Merit, Public

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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."

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

John Bright, British Politician

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"We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit."

"We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

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"I am not a promoter of more laws, just better ones."

"I am not a promoter of more laws, just better ones."

Lee Terry, American Politician

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"And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit."

"And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit."

Michael Newdow, American Lawyer

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"The courtroom is a quiet place, Judge Roberts, where you park your political ideology, and you call the balls and you call the strikes."

"The courtroom is a quiet place, Judge Roberts, where you park your political ideology, and you call the balls and you call the strikes."

Lindsey Graham, American Politician

Law, Ideology, Quiet

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"Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns."

"Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns."

Louis XIV, French Royalty

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"Laws undertake to punish only overt acts."

"Laws undertake to punish only overt acts."

Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher

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"I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules."

"I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules."

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Politician

Law, Public, Religious, Rules

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"Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages."

"Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Law, Laws, Liberty, Will, Youth

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"The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think."

"The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Law, End, May, Writer

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"At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable."

"At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable."

Raymond Chandler, American Writer

Law, Mystery, Solution

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"Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants."

"Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants."

Steve Israel, American Politician

Law, Laws, Nation

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"I was the law and order."

"I was the law and order."

Frank Gifford, American Athlete

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"Law is a very addictive profession."

"Law is a very addictive profession."

George Carman, English Lawyer

Law, Profession

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"Unlicensed illegal immigrants drive on our roads and interstates without insurance, and there is little that our law enforcement officials can do to stop them."

"Unlicensed illegal immigrants drive on our roads and interstates without insurance, and there is little that our law enforcement officials can do to stop them."

Spencer Bachus, American Politician

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"Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust."

"Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Law, Laws, Wrong

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"This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic."

"This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic."

James Bovard, American Author

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"As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways."

"As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

Law, Laws, Trees

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"It's a lot easier to see, at least in some cases, what the long-term limits of the possible will be, because they depend on natural law. But it's much harder to see just what path we will follow in heading toward those limits."

"It's a lot easier to see, at least in some cases, what the long-term limits of the possible will be, because they depend on natural law. But it's much harder to see just what path we will follow in heading toward those limits."

K. Eric Drexler, American Scientist

Law, Limits, Will

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"I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing."

"I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing."

Esther Dyson, American Scientist

Law, Right, Taxes, Vote

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"And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe."

"And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe."

Fawn Hall, American Celebrity

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"No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor."

"No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor."

Nancy Johnson, American Politician

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"The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those who have power--and that all too often seeks to explain, to those who do not, the ultimate wisdom and justness of their condition.But that's not all the law is. The law is also memory; the law also records a long-running conversation, a nation arguing with its conscience."

"The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those who have power--and that all too often seeks to explain, to those who do not, the ultimate wisdom and justness of their condition.But that's not all the law is. The law is also memory; the law also records a long-running conversation, a nation arguing with its conscience."

Barack Obama, American President

Law, Justice, Power, Memory

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"The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves."

"The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves."

Michael Badnarik, American Politician

Law, First, Victims

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"Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them."

"Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Law, Conscience, Autonomy, Obedience

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"A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck."

"A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck."

Adam Clayton, Irish Musician

Law, Man, Order, Respect

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"The rules of war for federal court were contained in the 86 rules of federal civil procedure, the rules of the local federal court, and the courtroom rules of the particular federal judge."

"The rules of war for federal court were contained in the 86 rules of federal civil procedure, the rules of the local federal court, and the courtroom rules of the particular federal judge."

Kenneth Eade, American Author

Law, Rules, Order, Justice

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