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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

For then only will you be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased.

Our Nation’s immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.

A country’s adhering to the rule of law does not mean that its citizens will not do bad things.

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don’t understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

More law, less justice.

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts… to my surprise… almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.