QUOTES ON LAW
We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws. ~ Hunter S. Thompson
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens. ~ Plato
Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. ~ Addison Mizner
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~Joseph Conrad
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. ~Edmund Burke
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. ~ Tacitus
ABC of legal literacy
A: Apex law is the Constitutional Law which is the ultimate authority that governs all Indian citizens
B: Basic knowledge of laws, rules, rights, responsibilities, norms, obligations, entitlements and regulations for protecting the rights of all and to ensure the wellbeing and development under the ambit of the law.
C: Considering laws as tools to serve the people and to achieve of welfare of one and all
D: Developing awareness and understanding of existing laws and the available remedies in the legal system
E: Enlightenment about civil liberties , human rights , constitutional directives and other guidelines and principles that protect the dignity, liberty and freedom of people
Note: Legal literacy is empowerment of individuals concerning issues that involve the law which helps in the promotion of legal consciousness, participation in the formation of laws and policies and rule of law
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