from The Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. My favorites:
1. God’s law (hereinafter “GL”) is clear on the following point…
2. 3 generations of imbeciles is enough …
9. While the defendant may have escaped punishment on Earth, he will get his just deserts in the afterlife….
Thanks to Jesse Walker for the pointer.
UPDATE: My favorite proposal for #11, from TaxLawyer:
One struggles in vain for any verbal formula that will supply a ready touchstone. The standard set up by the statute is not a rule of law; it is rather a way of life. Life in all its fullness must supply the answer to the riddle.
Cardozo could get away with it. The rest of us, not so much.