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Law Quotes by Albert Camus
- Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
- For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts…
- To cut short the question of the law of retaliation, we must note that even in its primitive form it can operate only between two…
- The laws of nature may be operative up to a certain limit, beyond which they turn against themselves to give birth to the absurd.
- From the moment absurdity is recognized, it becomes a passion, the most harrowing of all. But whether or not one can live with one's passions,…
- As for those whose role it is to love us - I mean, relatives and in-laws (what a word)- It's a different tune. They find…
- Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.
More Law Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back. — Lance Armstrong
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson