Law Quote by Ashwin Sanghi

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

— Louis D. Brandeis

“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

“The safest way to make laws respected is to make them respectable.”

— Frédéric Bastiat

“Justice is the reason we have law, and law is man’s feeble attempt to teach decency to others.”

— Joy Ratcliff Cagle

“I follow the Law—the Most Excellent Law.”

— Rudyard Kipling

“If you want a world ruled by law and not by force you must build up, from the very grassroots, a respect for law.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The law is what powerful men say it shall be.”

— Philippa Gregory

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Son, laws are just suggestions, guidelines to keep people under control.”

— Chris Fraser

“Oh judge! Your damn laws! The good people don't need them, and the bad people don't obey them.”

— Ammon Hennacy

“In violation of any given law, first you must understand it, and then keep it.”

— Rita A. Barnes

“The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.”

— Rudyard Kipling