The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press e…

Raymond Chandler
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The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Long Goodbye: A Novel, p.54, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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