Law...It's How We Live In Peace
Law isn't something in dusty books: It's the rules
we live by in a free society. Laws mean rules are
predictable, and not something some tinhorn
dictator with bad hair and worse morals decides
based on who his friends and enemies are. But
sometimes law is a bit humorous, too...even while
being important. Here are some of my favorite
thoughts about law, to be inspired by or to smile
at...and sometimes both!
Law isn't something in dusty books: It's the rules
we live by in a free society. Laws mean rules are
predictable, and not something some tinhorn
dictator with bad hair and worse morals decides
based on who his friends and enemies are. But
sometimes law is a bit humorous, too...even while
being important. Here are some of my favorite
thoughts about law, to be inspired by or to smile
at...and sometimes both!
"No man is above the law and no man is below it;
nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask
him to obey it.."
----- Theodore Roosevelt
nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask
him to obey it.."
----- Theodore Roosevelt
"My client's a moron - that's not against the law."
---- Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), A
Few Good Men
---- Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), A
Few Good Men
In ancient Rome, long before the advent of the
Christian Bible, Romans would swear "to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" by
placing their right hand on their testicles. It is from
this ritual that we derived the word, "testimony."
----- Australia Day
Christian Bible, Romans would swear "to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" by
placing their right hand on their testicles. It is from
this ritual that we derived the word, "testimony."
----- Australia Day
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Laguna Beach, California
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"Law is a lot more than words you put in a book, or
judges or lawyers or sheriffs you hire to carry it out.
It's everything people have ever found out about
justice and what's right and wrong. It's the very
conscience of humanity."
---- Gil Carter (Henry Fonda)
The Ox Bow Incident
judges or lawyers or sheriffs you hire to carry it out.
It's everything people have ever found out about
justice and what's right and wrong. It's the very
conscience of humanity."
---- Gil Carter (Henry Fonda)
The Ox Bow Incident
Q: Why should you
bury your lawyer 30
feet down?
A: Because deep
down, we're really
nice!
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to
compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker
the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good
man. There will still be business enough.”
----- Abraham Lincon, Trial Lawyer
compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker
the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good
man. There will still be business enough.”
----- Abraham Lincon, Trial Lawyer
" A countryman between
two lawyers is like a fish
beftween two cats."
----- Benjamin Franklin
two lawyers is like a fish
beftween two cats."
----- Benjamin Franklin
These are interesting times. We don’t trust
the government, we don’t trust the legal
system, we don’t trust the media, and we don’
t trust each other! We’ve undermined all
authority, and with it, the basis for replacing it!
It’s like a six-year-old’s dream come true!”
----- Calivin, speaking to Hobbes
the government, we don’t trust the legal
system, we don’t trust the media, and we don’
t trust each other! We’ve undermined all
authority, and with it, the basis for replacing it!
It’s like a six-year-old’s dream come true!”
----- Calivin, speaking to Hobbes
"I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea
bargain. I like to fight."
----- Roy Cohn
bargain. I like to fight."
----- Roy Cohn
"Lost causes are the only ones worth
fighting for."
----- Clarence Darrow.
fighting for."
----- Clarence Darrow.
In the middle of the night, in the middle of
nowhere, two cars both slightly cross over
the white line in the center of the road. They
collide and a fair amount of damage is done,
although neither is hurt. It is impossible to
assess blame for the accident on either
however. They both get out. One is a doctor
and the other is a lawyer. The lawyer calls the
police on his car phone and tells the doctor,
"They'll be there in 20 minutes." It's cold and
damp, and both men are shaken up. The
lawyer offers the doctor a drink of brandy from
his hip flask, and the doctor accepts, drinks
and hands it back to the lawyer, who puts it
away.
"Aren't you also going to have a drink? the
doctor says."
"No, not until after the police get here. replies
the lawyer.
nowhere, two cars both slightly cross over
the white line in the center of the road. They
collide and a fair amount of damage is done,
although neither is hurt. It is impossible to
assess blame for the accident on either
however. They both get out. One is a doctor
and the other is a lawyer. The lawyer calls the
police on his car phone and tells the doctor,
"They'll be there in 20 minutes." It's cold and
damp, and both men are shaken up. The
lawyer offers the doctor a drink of brandy from
his hip flask, and the doctor accepts, drinks
and hands it back to the lawyer, who puts it
away.
"Aren't you also going to have a drink? the
doctor says."
"No, not until after the police get here. replies
the lawyer.
A man walked into a bar with
his alligator and asked the
bartender, "Do you serve
lawyers here?". "Sure do,"
replied the bartender. "Good,"
said the man. "Give me a beer,
and I'll have a lawyer for my
'gator."
his alligator and asked the
bartender, "Do you serve
lawyers here?". "Sure do,"
replied the bartender. "Good,"
said the man. "Give me a beer,
and I'll have a lawyer for my
'gator."