"Prejudice apart, the game of push-pin is of equal value with the arts and sciences of music and poetry. If pushpin maximizes happiness for the greatest number of people—that is, if it provides more pl…"

"The more strictly the lines of demarcation between the several branches of the law are observed, the more perfect will be the system of legislation."

"Twenty years after I am dead, I shall be a despot, sitting in my chair with Dapple in my hand, and wearing one of the coats I wear now."

"The more extensive the knowledge of the law, the less the danger of injustice."

"The human race is divided into two classes, those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire why it was not done the other way."