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> [“The law is clear, but the situation has to do with the enforcement. Laws are used when the good people want something done for themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/the-law-is-clear-but-the-situation-has-to-do-with-the-enforcement/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

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## More by David J. Kirk

> [“People always ask me that, how it feels to be an orphan. I don't know. I want to ask them how it feels to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/people-always-ask-me-that-how-it-feels-to-be-an-orphan-i-don-t-know-i/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

> [“...people in love always find a way...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/people-in-love-always-find-a-way/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

> [“My life before the flood was manageable; during the flood it was chaos. The National Weather Service only reported river levels, and at times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/my-life-before-the-flood-was-manageable-during-the-flood-it-was-chaos/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

> [“The law is clear, but the situation has to do with the enforcement. Laws are used when the good people want something done for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/the-law-is-clear-but-the-situation-has-to-do-with-the-enforcement/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

> [ “\[Mr. Principi\] "My question to you, class, is our species crawling toward re-enlightenment or limping toward extinction?" The smart aleck behind me. . .… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/mr-principi-my-question-to-you-class-is-our-species-crawling-toward/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

> [“Certain parts of your life, Dan, are directed by an almost desperate passion. Playwrights call it ends-of-the-earth type stuff. And it's good stuff.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-kirk/certain-parts-of-your-life-dan-are-directed-by-an-almost-desperate/)

[David J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-kirk/)

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