Quotes About Legal

By 1907, however, they had exploited enough legal loopholes to become highly speculative.

Lincoln learned self-discipline and the art of case preparation from Logan, who had served previously as a circuit judge and had taught Lincoln to see cases from every possible point of view.

I did not have anything to do with these murders. Ever.

In societies that profess some respect for law, suspects are apprehended and brought to fair trial. I stress 'suspects.'

The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.

En Italie, on ne paie la justice que si elle se tait, mais en France on ne la paie au contraire que quand elle parle.

nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.

When the English adopted the institution of the jury, they were a half-barbaric people; they have since become one of the most enlightened nations of the globe, and their attachment to the jury has seemed to increase with their enlightenment.

you seat next to the defendant and we'll get this procedure underway.

Litigation – A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

APPEAL, v.t. In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.

LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction. LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.

LITIGANT, n. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. LITIGATION, n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

The Republican majority will stop at nothing to prevent access to the legal system for those who are hurt.

My recollection is - and I'd have to confirm this - but I don't recall paying any money to go to law school.

Sabia que capitães de navio podem celebrar casamentos? O que pouca gente sabe é que bombeiros também podem outorgar divórcios.

Ellos recalcaban que el problema de los pecadores era doble: un mal prontuario, que es un problema legal; y un corazón malo, que es un problema moral.

There's no point giving people sweet self-help lectures about the benefits of unplugging unless you give them a legal right to do it. In fact... [it] becomes a kind of maddening taunt... If you have an independent fortune and you don't need to work, then you can probably make these changes now. But for the rest of us, we need to be part of a collective struggle in order to reclaim the time and space that has been taken from us - so we can finally rest, and sleep, and restore our attention.

Back when the United States was ordering its doctors to block up all legal supplies of heroin and breaking Henry Smith Williams's brother, doctors in Britain flatly refused to fall into line.

Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.

I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life.

I don't know why his lawyers didn't tell him, 'You don't have to answer any questions about your private life, Mr. President. Let them sue you. Take the heat. You don't have to answer.'

Lawsuits - and frivolous lawsuits - are just sapping the life out of the people who perform the services and deliver the goods for the rest of the citizenry in the State of Montana.

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.