Adultery Quote by Tod Goldberg

An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws.

— Thomas Paine

I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far,…

— Donna Leon

The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system…

— Ernest Istook

That's an interesting question. I would say that in general Americans know very little about the law. It's one of those things that most…

— Christopher Darden

In America you can get away with murder, but not with sex.

— Xaviera Hollander

The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the…

— Anthony Burgess

Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It's good for the hygiene of the brain.

— Terry Pratchett

The law is an adroit mixture of customs that are beneficial to society, and could be followed even if no law existed, and others…

— Peter Kropotkin

That's an incredibly serious thing if people think that the president of the United States can tell heads of law enforcement agencies, based on…

— Preet Bharara

It is natural for the ordinary American when he sees something wrong to feel not only that there should be a law against it…

— Gunnar Myrdal

It isn't the desire to abide by the law that makes everyone behave as society requires, but the fear of punishment. Each one of…

— Paulo Coelho

It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to…

— H. L. Mencken