1. If the law is established at the top, customs will be established at the bottom. ——Su Che of the Song Dynasty

2. The law cannot provide convenience to everyone. If it benefits all and most people, we should be satisfied. ——Levy

3. The law cannot make everyone equal, but everyone is equal before the law. ——British jurist Pollock

4. There are two, and only two, foundations of law... fairness and practicality. ——Burke

5. The power of law should follow citizens just like the shadow follows the body. ——Beccaria (Italian) "On Crime and Punishment"

6. The real purpose of law is to induce those who are governed by the law to seek their own virtue. ——Aquinas (Italian) "Summa Theologiae"

7. Laws are enacted to ensure that everyone can freely develop his talents, not to restrict his talents. ——Robespierre (France) "Revolutionary Legal System and Trial"

8. The legal field has no say in the face of violence. ——Cicero

9. The punishment prescribed by law is not for private interests, but for the interests of the public; partly by harmful coercion, partly by the effectiveness of example. ——Grotius (Netherlands)

10. Laws and systems must keep up with the progress of human thought. ——Jefferson

11. The law is the law. It is a majestic summer that protects us all; every brick of it is built on another brick. —— Galsworthy

12. Law is order, and only with good laws can there be good order. ——Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle

13. If the law is unreasonable, no matter how long it lasts, it will still have no restrictive power. ——Love Kirk

14. Law is the crystallization of social habits and thoughts. ——T.W. Wilson

15. Laws are enacted to protect the innocent. —— Eliot

16. The law is selfless and treats everyone equally. In everything she did, she was unfaithful. ——Thomas

17. The law is the safest helmet. ——Love Kirk

18. The law sucks the blood of the poor, but the rich hold the power. ——British writer Goldsmith

19. Once the law becomes people’s needs, people no longer deserve to enjoy freedom. ——Pythagoras

20. When there are too many laws, there is less justice. ——Thor Fuller