"When to raise the wind some lawyer tries, Mysterious skins of parchment meet our eyes; On speeds the smiling suit— . . . . . . Till stript—nonsuited—he is doomed to toss In legal shipwreck, and redeemless loss, Lucky, if like Ulysses, he can keep His head above the waters of the deep."
Law is a set of rules that are created and enforced by governmental or societal institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a legislature, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or by judges' decisions, whic
"We refuse to have our conscience bound by any work or law. ... Our stubbornness is right, because we want to preserve the liberty which we have in Christ. Only by preserving our liberty shall we be able to retain the truth of the Gospel inviolate."
Law"If it is law, it will be found in our books. If it is not to be found there, it is not law."
Law"Illegality is not to be presumed; it is to be alleged and proved when it does not appear on the face of the instrument itself."
Law"I am a subject, And I challenge law: attorneys are denied me; And therefore personally I lay my claim To my inheritance of free descent."
Law"Initia magistratum nostrorum meliora, ferme finis inclinat."
Law"For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked."
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