1. The law originates from people’s self-defense instinct. ——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. When a large country is governed by numerous reforms, 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. Observe the law and be an official, and you will have a safe life; obey the law and be a man with integrity; obey the law and act with reason and clear aspirations; obey the law and get rich, which is the foundation 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 the law as the criterion.
12. Law, when it governs all people on earth, is human reason. ——(Law) Montesquieu
13. Laws and regulations 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. Inform the world with the most detailed method, 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 preventing evil is called etiquette, and prohibiting non-establishment 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 kindness. ——Antigone
23. Use laws to update 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 for wrongdoing, and don’t avoid ordinary people when rewarding 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!
26. The real purpose of the law is to induce those governed by the 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"
28. All laws are useless, because good people have no use for them, and bad people will not become disciplined because of them. —— Demoyex
29. To make things consistent with justice (fairness), there must be an unbiased balance; the law is exactly such a middle-of-the-road balance. ——Aristotle