German Civil Law

Famous quotes containing the words german, civil and/or law:

“The German language “speaks Being,” while all the others merely “speak of Being.””
—Martin Heidegger (1889–1976)

“[I]t is a civil Cowardice to be backward in asserting what you ought to expect, as it is a military Fear to be slow in attacking when it is your Duty.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)

“A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)