Author: nickvooi

"A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life until they have been presented in evidence, and explained to him at least three times." Lord Chief Justice Parker

"Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared." Sun Tzu

"The law of England is very strange: it cannot compel anyone to tell the truth But what the law can do is to give you seven years for not telling the truth." Charles John Darling.

"Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons." John Ruskin

"The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be." Lao-Tzu

"In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you have heard the other side." Euripides

"Any government is free to the people under it where the laws rule and the people are a party to the laws." William Penn

"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it." Niccolò Machiavelli

"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." Sun Tzu