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This is said not merely of the requirements of the ceremonial law, but also of moral action so far as it meets the eye of man; both being comprehended under the term law.
The Scriptural Expositions of Dr. Augustus Neander: I. The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians, Practically Explained. 1789-1850 1853
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This is quite a fresh subject; we have still to define the term law.
Emile Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1745
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Choices like the ones the Justices envisioned in the Papers case make up much of what we call law.
David Souter Harvard Speech: Former Supreme Court Justice Talks Judicial Philosophy (VIDEO, FULL TEXT) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Choices like the ones the Justices envisioned in the Papers case make up much of what we call law.
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The essence of our free Government is "leave to live by no man's leave, underneath the law" - to be governed by those impersonal forces which we call law.
Archive 2006-05-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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The essence of our free Government is "leave to live by no man's leave, underneath the law" - to be governed by those impersonal forces which we call law.
Still searching for excuses for Bush's lawbreaking Glenn Greenwald 2006
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The essence of our free Government is "leave to live by no man's leave, underneath the law" - to be governed by those impersonal forces which we call law.
The Bush justifications for law-breaking (con't) Glenn Greenwald 2005
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The essence of our free Government is "leave to live by no man's leave, underneath the law" - to be governed by those impersonal forces which we call law.
Archive 2005-12-01 Glenn Greenwald 2005
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Unless we weigh these words carefully, we overlook the significance, in the connection before us, of this term law.
Men in the Making Ambrose Shepherd
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Let us go up now from the region of facts that seem casual, to those facts that are invariable, by us unchangeable, which therefore involve what we call law.
Unspoken Sermons Third Series 1824-1905 1889
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