“You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.”
The law is supposed to be the framework for a fair society, though it does not always live up to that promise. These quotes explore justice, rights, the legal system, and the ongoing tension between the letter of the law and its spirit.
“Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.”
“You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.”
“Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.”
“These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.”
“Justice delayed is justice denied.”
“Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.”
“It's impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system.”
“The more laws, the less justice.”
“I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.”
“I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.”
“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
“I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all couples who want to be joined together for life. The church should bless unions that it sees fit to bless, and they should be called marriages.”
“After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.”
“Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.”
“I believe wholeheartedly in marriage. I don't exclusively mean a marriage with a legal contract, but any relationship that constitutes a marriage because of the quality of their relationship.”
“I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.”