Law Quote by Victor Hugo

“The entire fabric of civilization is held together by this one principle: we let the law determine justice, not an individual.”

— Victor Methos

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of…

— Max Nordau

“In the first place, it would efface from everybody’s conscience the distinction between justice and injustice. No society can exist unless the laws are…

— Frédéric Bastiat

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

— Joy Ratcliff Cagle

“The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious,... but by those…

— Will Durant

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

— Sigmund Freud

“There are few words which are used more loosely than the word “Civilization.” What does it mean? It means a society based upon the…

— Winston Churchill

“What is the point of having a civilization, if we do not practice being civilized!”

— Abhijit Naskar

In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.

— Earl Warren

“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 Society which seeks to eliminate the very possibility of causing offence is already halfway down the road to tyranny.”

— Simon Young

“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, censured, commanded… noted,…

— Anonymous