Christopher chose the law because he believes it is one of the most powerful tools human beings have ever devised for protecting the weak, restraining the powerful, and creating the conditions for a decent life. These five quotes capture why.
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom."
— John Locke
"Let me be clear — no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions."
— Antonio Villaraigosa
"I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
"But the mere truth won't do. You must have a lawyer."
— Dr. Allan Woodcourt to the wrongly accused George Rouncewell — Charles Dickens, Bleak House
"If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists — to protect them and to promote their common welfare — all else is lost."
— Barack Obama