The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.

The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.

The peace we seek and need means much more than mere absence of war. It means the acceptance of law, and the fostering of justice, in all the world.

When we got into the Little Rock thing, it was not my province to talk about segregation or desegregation. I had the job of supporting a federal court that had issued a proper order under the Constitution, and where compliance was prevented by action that was unlawful.

There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.

From the beginning, Mandela and Tambo was besieged with clients. We were not the only African lawyers in South Africa, but we were the only firm of African lawyers. For Africans, we were the firm of first choice and last resort.