It is this window into the soul of man that draws people to Shakespeare. – Michael Jay Willson, American legal scholar Practising lawyers appreciate how well a judicial smile may be evoked with a Shakespearean quote during litigation. My favourite line to judge and jury, in the US: “To do
The truth is still the truth, even if no one believes it. A lie is still a lie, even if everyone believes it. Lies have speed; truth has endurance. – Edgar J. Mohn, American essayist The Malaysia Agreement (MA63) has been anchored in self-imposed constitutional quicksand feigning a social compact,
I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf. – George Chapman, English dramatist When a crocodile eats its prey, its tear ducts become super active for the purpose of lubricating its
Character may also be called the most effective means of persuasion. – Aristotle, Greek philosopher Advertising plays a major role in the art of persuasion by the use of sensationally written and spoken words. The power to persuade an Eskimo to purchase a refrigerator is well documented as the zenith
Around thrones the thunder rolls. – CJ Sansom, British writer I strongly believe that our Federal Constitution (FC), the supreme law of Malaysia, is irreverently misinterpreted, misunderstood, misdirected and misapplied in matters relating to litigation, whether civil or criminal, with the intercession of none other than the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Democracies today die in a much more subtle fashion than they used to. – Steven Levitsky, Harvard political scientist In his book ‘How Democracies Die’, Steven Levitsky chronicles how the powerful seize power, sometimes through elections, thereafter dissolve the constitution, imprison dissidents, and muzzle the press. He also astutely observes
The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant, and the legislative branch too stupid. – Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and political consultant Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behaviour. Almost all written constitutions, admittedly, exhibit abnormal behaviour. As
Justice that love gives is a surrender; justice that law gives is a punishment. – Mohandas K Gandhi, lawyer, and Indian freedom fighter “Law and justice are two distant cousins who are not on speaking terms,” said the character of Marlon Brando in the 1989 movie ‘A Dry White Season’,
Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief. – AEdwin Louis Cole, American author The word “sheeple” seeped into the American conscience and consciousness in reference to people willingly allowing themselves to be led to the slaughterhouse of obedience. Obedience per se, like blind faith, can
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist Stalwarts and statesmen over the last few hundred years have written and spoken boldly of being a government of laws and not of
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