“We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court.”
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.
“I do not believe abortion should be legal.”
“We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court.”
“Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.”
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
“The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.”
“I'm coming out with my line of shoes and my very first shoe is called 'The Nethia.' How we came up with the name is that my legal name is Linnethia and we shortened it.”
“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.”
“We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets.”
“I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.”
“I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.”
“The more laws, the less justice.”
“The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.”
“We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.”
“Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different.”
“The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.”
“I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I've managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political.”