Law

Law is the set of enforced rules under which a society is governed. Law is one of the most basic social institutions-and one of the most necessary. No society could exist if all people did just as they pleased without regard for the rights of others. Nor could a society exist if its members did not recognize that they also have certain obligations toward one another. The law thus establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations. The law also sets penalties for people who violate these rules, and it states how government shall enforce the rules and penalties. However, the law ...more

The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #41)
The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)
The Exchange (The Firm, #2)
The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6)
The Boys from Biloxi
Her Cold Justice (Keera Duggan, #3)
The Cut Throat Trial
Prima Facie
The Trial (Adam Green #1)
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)
Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America
Rich Blood (Jason Rich, #1)
The Suspect (Adam Green #2)
V13
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
Just Mercy
The Rule of Law
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series)
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
Letters to a Law Student: A Guide to Studying Law at University
A Civil Action
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The Law
The Federalist Papers

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Robert A. Heinlein
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
Robert A. Heinlein

Frank Herbert
Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame. ...more
Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

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