“No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority
“If it isn't the sheriff, it's the finance company; I've got more attachments on me than a vacuum cleaner
“Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature
“Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy
“To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution
“The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.
“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.
“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property
“And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department
“Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin