Law Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“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

“If we want people to have respect for the law, then we must first make the law respectable, son.”

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Gentlemen respect the rights of others. They are honorable men.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“We are not in the law courts. There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my…

— E.M. Forster

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

— Philippa Gregory

“The law is made by men, so it is not perfect either.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“but already there were so many laws that a man was either a lawbreaker or a hypocrite.”

— Theodore Wheeler

“Justice. That's what we're supposed to be learning. The law... the law should be fair. Power should be used fairly.”

— Anne Osterlund

“The law or any practice that is not for the good of the people must be changed.”

— Sunday Adelaja

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

— Joy Ratcliff Cagle

“Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater.”

— Mark Twain

“Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience…

— Henry David Thoreau