Justice and Law Archives - Page 13 of 17

"Who bears false witness against his friend deserves to be thrown to the wolves." ~~ Talmud, Pesachi

"Poverty can do a great deal and so can exile – – – so make allowances for the Jew when judging him. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"The Law is illumination." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 6:23

"Who commits adultery has no heart. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 6:32

"For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. " ~~ Joel (Yoel) 4:14

"If you have taken what is not yours, even that which is yours shall be taken from you." ~~ Kallah R.

"Just as precepts do not cancel one another out, so with bans." ~~ Talmud, Zevachim

"The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It’s “Nightline.” " ~~ Alan M. Dershowitz

"Alms for the needy cannot be deemed a dole." ~~ Theodor Herzl

"The force of a compromise is greater than of a judgment." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"If two did not like to, one would not quarrel. [It takes two to make a quarrel.]" ~~ Beth Haotzar

"What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man: that is the whole Law; all the rest is interpretation." ~~ Hillel