Laws don't really restrain people. Ninety-eight percent of people follow a virtuous course with or without laws.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Some laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are.
A law is a law, and it has to be respected.
I think a lot of people get in trouble with the law.
That which is not just is not law.
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
A law is not a law without coercion behind it.
We cannot uphold the rule of law only when it is consistent with our beliefs. We must uphold it even when it protects behavior that we don't like or is unattractive or is not admirable or that might even be hurtful.