Acting Quote by Anonymous

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

— Thomas Hobbes

The general rule of law is, that the noblest of human productions knowledge, truths ascertained, conceptions and ideas become, after voluntary communication to others,…

— Louis D. Brandeis

The final cause of law is the welfare of society.

— Benjamin Cardozo

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

— Nelson Mandela

Law is nothing else but the best reason of wise men applied for ages to the transactions and business of mankind.

— Abraham Lincoln

The law is the foundation of our society.

— William Barr

Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.

— William Blackstone

“the fundamental fact that law directs the ongoing of society. It is rooted in the past, determines the present, and protects the future.”

— James A. Michener

“Finally, the loss of moral authority in the law means we have forfeited the rule oflaw and reverted to arbitrary human rule. The rule…

— Charles W. Colson

The law is the collective organization of the individual's right to lawful defense of his life, liberty and property. When it is used for…

— Frederic Bastiat

As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes…

— Anonymous

The law itself exhibits justice and teaches wisdom by abstinence from sensible images and by calling out to the Maker and Father of the…

— Clement of Alexandria