"Ignorance of the law excuses no man: Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him."

"The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex)"

"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."

"I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law."

"Law is order, and good law is good order."

"The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it."

"A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey."

"Where you find the laws most numerous, there you will find also the greatest injustice."

"Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population."

"In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law."