Logo
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanit

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. – Edmund Burke, Second Speech on Conciliation, 1775

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Civil Disobedience
category

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices. – George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists

Category:
Civil Disobedience

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. – Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Category:
Civil Disobedience

No radical change on the plane of history is possible without crime. – Hermann Keyserling

Category:
Civil Disobedience

It is necessary to distinguish between the virtue and the vice of obedience. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911

Category:
Civil Disobedience

Random Quotes

It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well. – Giancarlo Esposito

Category:
amazing

Most people associate command and control leadership with the military. – Margaret J. Wheatley

Category:
Leadership

Where does the white go when the snow melts? – Hugh Kieffer

Category:
Weather

My body cant put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore – my body is just not on the table that way anymore. – Christina Aguilera

Category:
Money