“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”
“It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.”
“Then our crime's worse than a murderer's. His act puts him outside the law, but keeps the law intact. Ours would weaken the law.”
“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”
“As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.”
“It is not enough to be electors only. It is necessary to be law-makers; otherwise those who can be law-makers will be the masters of those who can only be electors.”