“In time of war the laws are silent.”

“No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.”

“There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate f...”

“It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.”

“We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce t...”

“I know of no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.”

“Laws are always useful to those who possess and vexatious to those who have nothing.”

“To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.”

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.”

“The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to...”

“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”

“If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.”