It will be of little avail to the people if the laws are so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.

  • -- James Madison Jr 詹姆斯·麦迪逊

如果法律过于繁冗,无法阅读,或者过于杂乱无章,无法理解,那对人民就没有什么帮助。

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The law locks up both man and woman Who steals the goose from off the common, But lets the great felon loose Who steals the common from the goose.

法律把偷公鹅的男人和女人都关了起来,却把偷公鹅的大罪犯放了。

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

我可能太了解男人了。我意识到它们天生就是食肉动物,我对雄性动物有一定的接受度。

The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images.

新闻报道必须被理解为商品的宣传,以及通过图片来报道事件。

If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers.

如果没有坏人,就不会有好律师。