Law Quotes

Bad people are punished by society's law. And good people are punished by Murphy's Law.

Gay marriage is legal in 6 states, but having sex with a horse is legal in 23 states. Good job, America.

— Possession of an illegal exotic is punishable... by two years in prison and confiscation of the animal.
— Oh, my God! You'd put that poor little creature in jail?

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour.

My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.

captain Malcolm Reynolds

Conscience

Ironic Quotes

I don't understand why prostitution is illegal. Selling is legal, fucking is legal. So, why isn't it legal to sell fucking?

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George Carlin

Prostitution

The Code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Hector Barbossa

— Where's your corset? And no stockings.
— I'm against them.
— But you're not properly dressed.
— Who's to say what is proper? What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head? Would you wear it?
— Alice.

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Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Do you know the most demeaning thing you can do to the law that we should respect? Creating and administering a law that is unworthy of protection. You shouldn't underestimate humans.

It shouId not be denied that being footIoose has aIways exhiIarated us. lt is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and Iaw and irksome obIigations. Absolute freedom.

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Into the Wild

Christopher McCandless

Consciousness

Freedom

The people of this clan are all the same. You focus on the trivial, and lose sight of what’s most important. Change is impossible, in this fog of ignorance. How can we evolve when regulation is all we know?

Today Evil acts according to rights–because it is entitled to. It acts according to peace treaties, because it was taken into consideration when the treaties were being written …

— Why are you so focused on making sure nobody kills Makishima?
— Because it's illegal. Because I can't overlook a crime.
— Why are you going that far to obey the law when that law can neither judge a criminal nor protect people?
— The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law.

The appearance of the law must be upheld. Especially while it's been broken.

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Gangs of New York

Boss Tweed

He knows he's not the law. Not in Old Town. The ladies are the law here. Beautiful and merciless. If you got the cash and play by the rules, they'll make all your dreams come true. But if you cross them, you're a corpse.

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