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Men, in their attitude to law, may, nowadays, be divided into those who believe that if an act is legal, it is irrelevant whether it is just and expedient, and those who believe that if it is just and expedient, it is irrelevant whether it is legal.
- Evelyn Waugh, Robbery Under Law, p.777 in Waugh Abroad
(Source of title quote.)
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