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Good Law Quotes

Hey,
I'm in need of a good, or fairly brilliant, law quote. This is because I am wanting to start my personal statement with a quote of some sort. I haven't been able to come across any decent ones that I can stem my writing from, so far. I'm maybe looking for one that shows that the law effects us all/whole of society etc..
Anyone know of any decent ones?
Thanks.

Reply 1

Lewisy-boy

11

start it with a quote? thats not a very "personal" statement if you get what I mean. Just say you want to do law because its always fascinated you and has such far reaching effects on society as it influences the lives of everyone... no need for some cheesy quote which the admissions tutor probably hasn't heard before!

Reply 2

Stick Man

11

"Law shall always prevail" -- Benjamin Franklin.

NB: This is not a real quote, I just made it up.

Reply 3

mtbab

17

"Law is the bedrock of a nation" Helena Kennedy QC - Just Law 2004 altho dont use that one coz i did lol, where u applyin to that way we can see if we clash lol.

Reply 4

poltroon

'The law is a horrible business.' ~ Clarence Seward Darrow

Reply 5

caw123

10

"This is a case of a barmaid who was badly bitten by a big dog." - Lord Denning

Reply 6

Serenity

OP

1

caw123

"This is a case of a barmaid who was badly bitten by a big dog." - Lord Denning

LOL. We were told to use humour very lightly and preferably not at all but if I was an admissions tutor I would let you in for that quote alone.

Reply 7

mypaperheart

16

mtbab

"Law is the bedrock of a nation" Helena Kennedy QC - Just Law 2004 altho dont use that one coz i did lol, where u applyin to that way we can see if we clash lol.

I seem to remember reading that ages ago in Profesh's personal statement!

Reply 8

Stick Man

11

This thread is the exact reason why you shouldn't use quotes.

Reply 9

Stick Man

11

Although technically, Profesh's said: "The Law is the bedrock of a nation; it tells us who we are, what we value, who has power, and who hasn't. Almost nothing has more impact on our lives,"

http://studential.com/bio/getps.asp?ps=472&view=subject

Reply 10

bryan

10

Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.- Bismarck :p:

Reply 11

Dreama

13

I would avoid quotes.

Reply 12

cottonmouth

11

Please, DO NOT use quotes- especially to start the piece. The way Profesh does it is okay i suppose, but to put a quote at the beginning is, according to King's College lecturers, and the admissions tutor's at Oxford, very cheesy. I went to an Oxbridge day when i was considering going there last year, and the admissions guy said that hundreds of people start with a quote, and they find it eye-rolling. He said some of them are so cheesy that they even laugh out loud.

Just try to be innovative, clever, and funny, and you'll be fine. I have to say, my personal statemnet couldn't be further from Profesh's, and i got my offers fine. Didn't use any big words, was plain and honest, and it really showed my passion for learning Law. Don't start with a quote.

Reply 13

Pinguin

Serenity

Hey,
I'm in need of a good, or fairly brilliant, law quote. This is because I am wanting to start my personal statement with a quote of some sort. I haven't been able to come across any decent ones that I can stem my writing from, so far. I'm maybe looking for one that shows that the law effects us all/whole of society etc..
Anyone know of any decent ones?
Thanks.

I started my PS with a quotation, too:

Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed vim ac potestatem

it's from a Roman quaestor who reformed the Roman law

Reply 14

mtbab

17

yeh i'm thinking i may change the start of my personal statement lol my ananlogy was everyone always says dont start with a quote becuase everyone does, so if everyone else hears this and changes theirs i can leave mine because not everyone will have a quote lol.