Famous lord judge Denning said very clearly that “we do not sit here to pull the language of parliament to peace’s, & make nonsense of it, we sit here to find out the intentions of parliament, & carry it out, & we do this better by filling in the gaps, then opening it up for destructive analysis. (Denning believes judges should have a greater role in making the laws). Famous lord Simmonds said “To fill in the gaps are a naked search of the judicial functions under the guide of the interpretation if a gap is disclosed, then the remedy lies in an amending act.(Simmonds believes it parliaments job to make laws not judges). 1. “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” (Dick the Butcher to Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2 (1592) act 4, sc.2. – Shakespeare’s misquoted implication that lawyers stand in the way of tyranny.) – W. Shakespeare (1564-1616) 2. LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS MAY FALL” - attributed to the father-in-law of Julius Caesar 3. If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you’ll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” -Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice. The scrutiny of 12 honest jurors provides defendants and plaintiffs alike a safeguard from arbitrary perversion of the law.” -Winston Churchill 5. The one governmental agency that has no ambition.” - Justice William O. Douglas, on the Supreme Court 6. “A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.”- H.W. Beecher 7. “Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.” - Blackstone 8. When you’re up to your nose in shit, keep your mouth shut.” – Jack Beauregard, played by Henry Fonda. My Name is Nobody. 9. “Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. 10. When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.” - Cicero 11. “By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society.” - de Tocqueville on jury service Read More at forbiddenlaw.co.uk/famous-quotes-about-law/
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