1. Laws originate from people’s instinct of self-defense. ——Ingersoll

2. If the expansion of administrative power is the inevitable fate of modern society, then in order to achieve social balance, on the one hand, politics must fully reflect the will of the people; The legal system should respect the subjectivity of individuals to the greatest extent so that they can compete with excessive administrative power. ——Takao Tanase

3. Punish one and you will get a hundred, kill one and you will be cautious. ——Huan Kuan (Han) "On Salt and Iron: Corruption"

4. The law does not protect the noble, but the general.

5. If you try to govern a big country by making numerous changes, the people will suffer. ——"Han Feizi·Jie Lao"

6. If the punishment is known to be imposed, the evil will know what it fears. ——Zhuge Liang (Three Kingdoms·Shu) "Sixteen Cheap Strategies·Rewards and Punishments"

7. If you abide by the law and serve as an official, you will have a safe life; if you abide by the law, you will be clean and honest; if you abide by the law, you will be sensible and clear; if you abide by the law, you will get rich. stable. ——Tian Sang

8. People must be upright, because it contains the secret of eloquence and virtue, and has moral influence. ——Amir

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

10. Labor is respected. Serving society is a highly appreciated moral ideal. ——Dewey

11. Use facts as the basis and law as the criterion.

12. Law, insofar as it governs all peoples on earth, is human reason. ——(Law) Montesquieu

13. Laws are tools of governance, not the source of purity and turbidity. ——Sima Qian (Han) "Historical Records·Biographies of Cruel Officials"

14. There is no punishment in a time of peace. ——Kang Youwei

15. Use the most detailed method to inform the world, so that the world knows what to avoid. ——Su Shi

16. Human beings criticize unfair behavior not because they are willing to commit such behavior, but because they are afraid that they will become the victims of such behavior. ——Plato

17. Abide by the laws and draw a perfect life.

18. Establishing good and guarding against evil is called propriety, and prohibiting what is not is called law. ——(Jin Dynasty) Fu Xuan's "Fu Zi·Fa Xing"

19. Words are like arrows, and law enforcement is like a mountain. ——Li Luyuan's "Qilu Deng"

20. If the law is established at the top, the customs will become at the bottom. ——Su Che (Song Dynasty) "One of Three Poems on the Policy Questions of Jinshi in Henan Prefecture"

21. The happiness of the people is the supreme law. ——Cicero

22. Within the law, there should be justice and human feelings. ——Antigone

23. Use laws to renew people’s minds and establish new political institutions everywhere. Eliminate feudal remnants, ensure human dignity, promote economic prosperity, and unify Europe in the form of a stable federation. ——Napoleon

24. Don’t avoid ministers when punishing people who have done something wrong, and don’t spare people when they reward good deeds. ——"Han Feizi·Youdu"

25. The law is like an umbrella that protects us from wind and rain. With it, we can be safe and happy every day, and stay away from illegal infringements!

Famous classic quotations about law

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

27. The lawyer, therefore, settles disputes.

——Guanzi (Warring States Period) "Guanzi·Seven Ministers and Seven Lords"