“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
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.”
“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.”
“Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.”
“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.”
“Misery is the company of lawsuits.”
“Justice delayed is justice denied.”
“The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.”
“Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.”
“The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.”
“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.”
“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”
“People are getting smarter nowadays they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.”
“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”
“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.”
“Advertising is legalized lying.”