Famous quotes containing the words law, courts and/or building:
“Villain, thou knowst nor law of God nor man;
No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counterauthority to the law.”
—Denis Diderot (17131784)
“Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.”
—Denis Diderot (17131784)