The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.
Law cannot reach where enforcement will not follow. —Popular aphorism.
We are nothing but by the law.
The law often permits what honor prohibits.
The economy cannot be run in an institutional, juridical, or political vacuum: the state has its role to play, guaranteeing personal freedom, a stable currency, and efficient public services
The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage.
The most favourable laws can do very little towards the happiness of people when the disposition of the ruling power is adverse to them.
We dedicated ourselves to a powerful idea - organic law rather than naked power. There seems to be universal acceptance of that idea in the nation.
