Common Quote by Edward Coke

“All that is necessary is for the conqueror to establish a degree of law and order under which others can feel secure.”

— Thomas Sowell

Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept.

— John Selden

“In general we should be aware of, and protective towards, those precious legal instruments that we already possess, and which often depend on principles…

— Roger Scruton

Law hath dominion over all things, over universal mind and matter; For there are reciprocities of rights, which no creature can gainsay.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

The law exists to protect the weak from the strong.

— Henry Hyde

With kings, nations, and private individuals, the strongest assume to themselves rights over the weakest, and the same rule is followed by animals, by…

— Luc de Clapiers

“Generally, three approaches to the law codes of the ancient Near East are adduced. Some scholars see them as idyllic collections of judicial problems…

— Joshua A. Berman

“Law in its ideal form might be described as a ‘once-and-for-all’ command that is directed to unknown people and that is abstracted from all…

— Friedrich A. Hayek

The gods have their own laws. [Lat., Sunt superis sua jura.]

— Ovid

“That is a good example of why efficient and trustworthy courts are so important. Without them, people are left to their own devices. Frequently,…

— Paul Marlowe

“The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defence; it is the substitution of collective for individual forces, for the purpose…

— Frédéric Bastiat

“Law and order are everywhere the law and order which protect the established hierarchy.”

— Lee Child