Legal Quotes

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.

“All the legal action I've taken against newspapers has had a massively positive effect on my life and achieved exactly what I wanted, which is privacy and non-harassment.”

Sienna Miller

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“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.”

Calvin Coolidge

“Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.”

George Herbert

“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.”

Elton John

“The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.”

Lindsey Graham

“Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.”

P. J. O'Rourke

“The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.”

Henry Miller

“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.”

Tony Campolo

“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”

George Herbert

“People are getting smarter nowadays they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.”

Will Rogers

“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”

Michael Jordan

“We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.”

Michael Bloomberg

“Advertising is legalized lying.”

H. G. Wells

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