Quote by Amity Shlaes

“law grinds the poor, rich men rule the law”

— Oliver Goldsmith

“Were there no law there'd be no law-breakers, So all men would be virtuous.”

— Oscar Wilde

“but already there were so many laws that a man was either a lawbreaker or a hypocrite.”

— Theodore Wheeler

“The law," he continued, "is made by the rich people so that the poor people can't get ahead...”

— Walter Mosley

“If he who has control of men ought not to control the laws, then he who controls the laws ought not control men: otherwise…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“What good is seeking a greater law, when that law can be the whims of a man either stupid or ruthless?”

— Brandon Sanderson

“We can’t live in a country where there is one law for the rich and another for the poor.”

— James Runcie

“Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own…

— Adam Smith

“No social legislation can ever be final. Economic conditions are in a constant state of fluctuation, and periods of tranquility are followed by renewed…

— Joseph Casper Husslein

“It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to…

— Georges Bernanos

“I think that we should be men first and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much…

— Henry David Thoreau

“There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there…

— Ayn Rand