Jurisprudence quotes

Jurisprudence

12 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

12 quotes
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father

"Nothing but a necessity invincible by any other means can justify ... a prostitution of laws, which constitute the pillars of our whole system of jurisprudence."

Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician

"There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument, "What end or object could the party have had in the act with which he is accused.""

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