John Godfrey Saxe Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made."

by:	John Godfrey Saxe
Source:	1869 issue of The Daily Cleveland Herald
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Categories:	Law, Respect
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The vast majority of "laws" we are subject to are in place as a matter of control, not justice. Here in Canada the courts would have you believe that the right to self defense has been abolished, it has not. But you will be prosecuted for defending your own life in your own home...The Law is an Ass. -- J Carlton, Calgary
I have a lot more respect for sausages than I do for that bunch of lawyers making laws in Washington. -- jim k, Austin,Tx
The administration here in the USA continues to ignore our Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence. We the People spoke up in November election but needed to speak up more. It will get better but it is going to be a long up hill fight. Not a physical fight but using our voices and staying on top of things. -- Anonymous, USA
-- Perry Neal, Cave Creek Az
jim, I like it, me too. I for one am not inspired knowing how rules, orders, decrees, statutes, etc. are made (man can not make law, only God can make law). Statutes, like sausages, cease to be healthy impetuses when commencing existence from a diseased source. -- Mike, Norwalk
Ain't that the truth... -- E Archer, NYC