The law is the public conscience. – Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. of the United States Supreme Court is revered and remembered for his famous observation that “the life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience.” His 1881 classic The Common
Liberty means responsibility. That is why men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw (Man and Superman, 1903), Irish playwright A natural-born leader takes responsibility, and in the process makes decisions for the felt necessities of life in personal, professional, private and in public life disciplines. Although shunned by elected leaders
The peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail. – Swedish proverb The title depicts a situation in which subdued people are afraid to criticise something or someone because the perceived wisdom of the masses is that the thing or person is good or important.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to a thing till you get there. – Josh Billings, American humourist Ethics, from ‘ethos’ – Greek for “character” – encompasses honesty, respect, integrity and professionalism. It’s defined as standards of moral behaviour or professional conduct which helps one to act in a certain
Change is the process by which the future invades our lives. – Alvin Toffler, American writer There has to be someone or something we can turn to for stopping the of ethics and morals leading to the dismantling of decency and orderliness. There is no reason or purpose to accept
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. – Nelson Mandela, South African President Our rights and privileges are not derived from written constitutions or laws but through the expression and principal purpose of human dignity. Respect for human dignity, Ronald Dworkin (1931-2003), the American constitutional
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice. — Benjamin Franklin, American Founding Father The complicated case bias is a festering wound in the practice of law as is the solution bias. Charles Dickens believed that the great principle of English law is to make business for itself. All said,
Throughout the history of English land law the operative concept has been possession, not ownership. — K. Gray & S. Gray, British law professors There is no law of “ownership” of land in England and Wales, only a law of “possession”. Two totally different imported concepts that have aided the coloniser
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. — Justice Oliver W Holmes, Jr., US Supreme Court Language is indeed the dress of thought for it to be the impetus of social cohesion. Inspiration, encouragement, discouragement and desperation are sourced from
It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. — Frederick Douglass, American activist It is no secret that government has taken control of the content of education from primary to the tertiary levels. It is said, and believed, by awakened souls that governments prepare the young for
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