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Quote by Wendell Phillips
Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm living public

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm living public opinion. – Wendell Phillips

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Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. – Wendell Phillips

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War makes thieves and peace hangs them. – George Herbert

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A lawyer is a gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it for himself. – Lord Brougham

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Hunger makes a thief of any man. – Pearl S. Buck, quoted in You Said a Mouthful, edited by Ronald D. Fuchs

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The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be. – Lao-tzu

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