Clergymen who publish pious frauds in the interest of the church are the orthodox liars of God.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIt would not be correct to say that every moral obligation involves a legal duty; but every legal duty is founded on a moral obligation.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHence, viper thoughts, that coil around my mind,Reality's dark dream!I turn from you, and listen to the wind,Which long has raved unnoticed.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeLaw grows, and though the principles of law remain unchanged, yet (and it is one of the advantages of the common law) their application is to be changed with the changing circumstances of the times. Some persons may call this retrogression, I call it progression of human opinion.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge