Lawlessness quotes
15 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness."
"The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit."
"The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness."
"Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit."
"Jury lawlessness is the greatest corrective of law in its actual administration."
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