“It is not living that is important, but living properly. Socrates chose to die an unjust death, a death he freely accepted, rather than break the laws of Athens to which he pledged his loyalty.”
Law quotes
249 law quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines-
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“Those who will not live by the law shall die by the law!”
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“There are laws that enslave men, and laws that set them free.”
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“- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: There are laws that say women can’t work overtime. And that a woman’s social security benefits, unlike her husband’s, don’t provide for her family after death.
- Student Protestor #1: What?
- Student Protestor #2: Excuse me?
- Student Protestor #1: That’s bullshit!
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Ten years ago, Dorothy Kenyon...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“These are laws written by men who think we are privileged to be excused from men’s obligations. But it is not a privilege, it is a cage, and these laws are the bars!”
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“It is my job to uphold the law and to protect democracy in this city.”
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“- Sheriff Burnett: Tell me something, old-timer. Are we within the jurisdiction of Snow Hill County?
- Coachman: Yep. You can arrest or hang anyone you want.”
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“- Sheriff Burnett: Set a wagon outside of town and put as much food on it as you can spare. If they eat, they'll behave. And you women, all of you, stay inside. Understand? Now let's get moving. C'mon.
- Henry Pollicut: Fill a wagon. So now, these bandits gotta be fought with bread and butter. When are we gonna see some law and common sense in...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“- Journalist: The law's often inconvenient, Colonel.
- Col. Mathieu: And those who explode bombs in public places, do they respect the law perhaps? When you put that question to Ben M'Hidi, remember what he said?”
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“- Shere Khan: The man-cub is mine! I have already tasted its mother's blood! It is my right.
- Nisha: Your right according to whose law?” -
“Ignorance, in the sight of the law, is no excuse.”
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“- Dr. Eve Saks: None of those drugs have been approved by the FDA.
- Ron Woodroof: Screw the FDA. I'm gonna be DOA.”
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“Things fall apart, especially all the neat order of rules and laws.”
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“They respect but one law - the law of fear. I expect you to carry out whatever orders I give, whenever I give them.”
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“- Ray: I found him.
- Claire: How did you find him?
- Ray: Online, 696,000 caucasian males in the US prison system. You can cycle through the entire population in a year if you look at 1,906 faces every night. So I did.
- Jess: For a year?
- Ray: For 13 years... Reopen that case!”
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“- Earl Rose: We have laws here in Texas.
- Roy Kellerman: The law can be waived.”
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“We are not animals, we are men. That is the foundation of law - you cannot win. Where are your courts? Your judges? And your juries? Until you bring them forward, I must forbid you my house.”
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“Do you wanna know who was innocent? My high school sweetheart. Love of my life. Pregnant with my little boy. He's be about your age now if his mama hadn't got caught in the crossfire when two meth head freaks decided to rob a fucking convenience store. A world without those people in it... sure smells like peace to me. You break the law, you pay...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“You want me to respect the law? Then make the law respectable.”
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