Anthony Trollope Quotes

The law is a great thing,--because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, and of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require of you.

Anthony Trollope

Quotes to Explore

A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.

Han Fei
- Law
- Virtue
- Himself
But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down.

H. Rap Brown
- People
- Up
- Country
School after Labor Day is now the law of the land in Maryland.

Larry Hogan
- School
- Law
- Day
The incentive for digging up gossip has become so great that people will break the law for the opportunity to take that picture. Then it crosses the line into invasion of privacy. The thing that's really bad about it, though, is that the tabloids don't tell the truth.

Vince Vaughn
- People
- Up
- Great
The right to marry is vital in society. It's a right that's older than the Bill of Rights because it goes back to the common law.

Ted Olson
- Society
- Law
- Back
I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

Gail Simmons
- Time
- Mother
- Law