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Law Quotes by David Hume
- How could politics be a science, if laws and forms of government had not a uniform influence upon society? Where would be the foundation of…
- A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a…
- We may conclude, therefore, that, in order to establish laws for the regulation of property, we must be acquainted with the nature and situation of…
- But I would still reply, that the knavery and folly of men are such common phenomena, that I should rather believe the most extraordinary events…
- The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places…
- The law always limits every power it gives.
- The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modeled, by…
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