The Ghost (1763)
“That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.”
Algernon Sidney (1623–1683) British politician and political theorist
Ch. 3, Sect. 11 http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_311.htm <br class="br">Discourses Concerning Government (1689)
“That which is not just is not law.”
William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) American journalist
Garrison did use this phrase, but he was quoting Algernon Sydney:<br>That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed. <br class="br"> Discourses Concerning Government (1698) http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_000.htm Ch. 3, Sect. 11 http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_311.htm <br class="br">Misattributed
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
1960s, (1963)
Epicurus (-341–-269 BC) ancient Greek philosopher
Sovereign Maxims
Context: Where without any change in circumstances the things held to be just by law are seen not to correspond with the concept of justice in actual practice, such laws are not really just; but wherever the laws have ceased to be advantageous because of a change in circumstances, in that case the laws were for that time just when they were advantageous for the mutual dealings of the citizens, and subsequently ceased to be just when they were no longer advantageous. (38)
“There are no laws, there are no rules, just grab your friend and love him.”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
“Copyright law as it is, it's just completely out of touch with human behaviour.”
Nina Paley (1968) US animator, cartoonist and free culture activist
" 'Intellectual disobedience' and the future of copyright: Nina Paley interviewed at Foo (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJqxIyFv4s#t=4m25s" <!-- Retrieved 27 February 2013 --> <br class="br">Context: In ten years I think the [copyright] laws are going to be worse and I also think they are going to be less relevant. I mean, already the difference between the laws and people's behaviour, It's like they're different planets. I'm not hopeful for the laws changing. A lot of other people are, so maybe we will have meaningful copyright reform. I doubt it. I don't think it matters. I think the tools are available for people to create and share culture and they're going to do that and they might be doing it illegaly and at a certain point it's going to be more than the system can handle. I will say that if the power structure as it exists wants to continue they're going to have to reform because it's not sustainable. Copyright law as it is, it's just completely out of touch with human behaviour.
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Source: Father and Child Reunion (2001), p. 122.
