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law knowing shy
Lawyers are shy of meddling with the Law on their own account: knowing it to be an edged tool of uncertain application, very expensive in the working, and rather remarkable for its properties of close shaving than for its always shaving the right person. Charles Dickens
law justice water
In civil jurisprudence it too often happens that there is so much law, that there is no room for justice, and that the claimant expires of wrong in the midst of right, as mariners die of thirst in the midst of water. Charles Caleb Colton
law justice criminals
The victim to too severe a law is considered as a martyr rather than a criminal.
law land tree
The code of poor laws has at length grown up into a tree, which, like the fabulous Upas, overshadows and poisons the land; unwholesome expedients were the bud, dilemmas and depravities have been the blossom, and danger and despair are the bitter fruit.
law firsts revolution
If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as often as by the governed.
law genius talent
With the offspring of genius, the law of parturition is reversed; the throes are in the conception, the pleasure in the birth.
law would-be rays
You hear, Eugene?' said Lightwood over his shoulder. 'You are deeply interested in lime.' 'Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister at law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope.
law principles bleak-house
The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.
law idiot ass
The law is an ass, an idiot.
freedom-of-speech important
The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization. Ai Weiwei
freedom-of-speech world modern
Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
freedom-of-speech liberty free-speech
Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
freedom-of-speech speech conscience
Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.
freedom-of-speech speech democratic
The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech. Aung San Suu Kyi
freedom-of-speech speech might
Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp Bob Dylan
freedom-of-speech misunderstood speech
Beware! Freedom of speech also includes the freedom to be misunderstood. Ashleigh Brilliant
freedom-of-speech society flow
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai E. Stevenson
freedom-of-speech violence should
Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence. Alan Dershowitz
censorship emergency government introduce measures parliament regret state strongly taken today
We strongly regret the measures taken by the parliament and government today to, in effect, introduce a state of emergency and to introduce censorship of the Albanian press. Nicholas Burns
censorship film wanted
I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around. Bahman Ghobadi
censorship lessons oppose support war whether
One of the most important lessons everyone can take from 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' whether they support the war in Iraq, oppose the war or are undecided, is that we need less censorship in this country, not more. Tom Ford
censorship confidence hallmark lack reflects
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. Potter Stewart
censorship imposing others wishes
Censorship is imposing on others to live as one wishes to live.
censorship china companies growing policies repressive technology
Censorship in China is nothing new, but the growing co-operation of U.S. technology companies in China's repressive policies is.
censorship domain seizures
If [domain seizure] isn't direct censorship, I don't know what is. Dan Gillmor
censorship ideas images words
Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong. Richard King
censorship community concerned current determined diversity doctrine intended internet legal local obscene partly permits protect question reference rules speech standards tolerant values venue whether
Under current law, the legal question of whether speech is obscene is determined partly by reference to local community standards, ... EFF is concerned that these venue rules permits censorship of speech on the Internet under the standards of the least tolerant community, negating the values that the community standards doctrine was intended to protect -- diversity and localism in the marketplace of ideas.