Legality quotes
27 legality quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: The Laundromat
“In this system, our system, the slaves are unaware, both of their status and of their masters, who exist in a world apart, and where the shackles are hidden amidst reams of unreachable legalese. It is a result of massive, pervasive corruption of the legalprofession. When it takes a whistle blower to sound the alarm, it is cause for even greater...” (continue)(continue reading)
“I don't understand why prostitution is illegal. Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal? You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away? I can't follow the logic on that one at all! Of all the things you can do, giving someone an orgasm is hardly the worst thing in the world....” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: The Hateful Eight
“Justice delivered without dispassion is always in danger of not being justice.”
- From the movie: Hot Rod
“I used to be legit. I was too legit to quit. But now I'm not legit. I'm unlegit. And for that reason, I must quit.”
- From the movie: Nightcrawler
“- Nina Romina: How much of this can we show?
- Linda: You mean, legally?
- Nina Romina: No, morally; of course, legally.” - From the movie: Rookie of the Year
“Is that play legal?”
“- Jones the JP: I'm not sure how legal that is...
- Reverend Jones: Yes, or ethical...
- Morgan the Goat: Legal? Ethical? Wh - how legal was it to say that a thousand feet is a mountain and 984 isn't, uh? Uh? Do we call a short man a boy, or a small dog a cat? No! This is a mountain, our mountain, and if it needs to be a thousand feet, then by...” (continue)(continue reading)- From the movie: King of New York
- From the movie: Nuts
- From the movie: Blood Simple
- From the movie: 88 Minutes
“Of all the serial killers that I've interviewed and studied none of them were legally insane. That's not to say they were normal.”
- From the movie: Too Many Husbands
- From the movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Someone reminded me I once said "Greed is good". Now it seems it's legal. Because everyone is drinking the same Kool Aid.
- From the movie: Fracture
“I'm sorry, your honor, but what would you call it, legally, when the officer who arrested you was having sexualintercourse with your wife? You know, I think it's objectionable.”
- From the movie: 88 Minutes
“That insanity is a legal concept. It's not a medical or psychiatric term, but despite the fact that insanity's a legal concept, it doesn't mean that someone's not sick.”
- From the movie: Absence of Malice
“- Klaus: This is ridiculous! Violet's only 14! She can't be legally married!
- Count Olaf: She can if she has the permission of her guardian. And who's that? Oh, yes. Me!”- From the movie: Layer Cake
“Drugs. Changed. Everything. Always remember that one day all this drug monkey business will all be legal.”
- From the movie: Legal Eagles
“We have developed a legal concept in this country. It's called presumption of innocence.”
- From the movie: Jesse Stone: Night Passage
- From the movie: The Grifters
“- Lilly Dillon: I was hoping we could play it straight with one another.
- Roy Dillon: I guess not.
- Lilly Dillon: I guess you won't be getting a straight job, either.
- Roy Dillon: Not this week.
- Lilly Dillon: Not ever.” - From the movie: The Aviator
“- Jack Frye: You want me to bribe senators?
- Howard Hughes: I don't want them bribed, Jack. I want it done legally. I want them bought.” - From the movie: Tank
“We're not runnin' from the law. We're runnin' to the law.”
- From the movie: Talk Radio
“The $200 billion drug problem in this country could disappear overnight. Legalize the damn stuff. Do it today, right after this message. I'm Barry Champlaign. This is Night Talk. We're gonna go to a message. I'll be right back after I shoot up.”
- From the movie: The Last Boy Scout
“- Joe Hallenbeck: Ratings are down. So you're gonna bribe some senators to legalize gambling.
- Sheldon Marcone: Legalize sports gambling. You see, with all the heroes gone, legalized gambling is about the only thing that'll save the beast.”
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