“The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.”~Earl Warren American attorney, politician, and 14th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court Earl Warren was born on this day in 1891.
“The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.”~Earl Warren American attorney, politician, and 14th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court Earl Warren was born on this day in 1891.
“The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.”~John Marshall American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United … Continue reading Random Quote for September 24, 2025
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
“Society cannot exist without law. Law is the bond of society: that which makes it, that which preserves it and keeps it together. It is, in fact, the essence of civil society.”~Joseph P. Bradley American jurist Joseph P. Bradley was born on this day in 1813.
“No individual or company, no matter how large or how profitable, is above the law.”~Eric Holder American lawyer and former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder was born on this day in 1951.
“Petty laws breed great crimes.” ~Ouida English novelist Ouida was born on this day in 1839.
“Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.”~Thurgood Marshall American civil rights activist, lawyer, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Thurgood Marshall was born on this day in 1908.
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