1. 咱们的时代是权利的时代。人权是咱们时代的观念，是已经得到普遍理解的唯一的**与道德观念。

1. Our era is the era of rights. Human rights are the concept of our era, the only one that has been universally understood and associated with moral values.

2. 法治概念的最高层次是一种信念，坚信一切法律的基础，就应是对于人的价值的尊重。

2. The highest level of the concept of the rule of law is a belief that firmly believes that the foundation of all laws should be the respect for the value of human beings.

3. 咱们无力反抗真理。

3. We have no power to resist the truth.

4. 越明确的法律，就越会被遵守。

4. The more explicit the law, the more it will be observed.

5. 法律的基本原则是：为人诚实，不损害他人，给予每个人他应得的部分。

5. The fundamental principles of law are: to be honest, not to harm others, and to give each person their due share.

6. 对制定法应当做严格解释。

6. The law should be strictly interpreted.

7. 法律，在它支配着地球上所有人民的场合，就是人类的理性。?>

7. Law, in the instances where it governs all people on Earth, is the rationality of humanity.

8. 付给律师的费用不应据其在法庭上陈述时间的长短，而应据其辩护质量的优劣。

8. The fee paid to the lawyer should not be based on the length of time they speak in court, but on the quality of their defense.

9. 法律可禁止实施某一行为，但如果行为已实施，则不予撤销。

9. The law may prohibit the performance of a certain act, but if the act has already been carried out, it will not be revoked.

10. 无论何人，如为他人制定法律，应将同一法律应用于自我身上。

10. Whosoever makes laws for another shall apply the same to himself.

11. 如果司法权同行**合二为一，法官便将握有压迫者的力量。

11. If judicial power is merged with that of the judicial peers, judges will hold the power of the oppressors.

12. 法律的性命在于其实施。因而迫切需要对这样使超多立法和司法解释有效而进行认真的科学研究。

12. The life of the law lies in its enforcement. Therefore, there is an urgent need for serious scientific research to make so much legislation and judicial interpretation effective.

13. 自由不是无限制的自由，自由是一种能做法律许可的任何事的权力。

13. Freedom is not unbridled; it is the power to do anything permitted by law.

14. 法学家的共同意见具有习惯的力量。

14. The consensus of legal scholars carries the force of habit.

15. 立善防恶谓之礼，禁非立是谓之法。

15. Doing good and preventing evil is called propriety, and prohibiting what is wrong and establishing what is right is called law.

16. 法则产生于事实。

16. Rules arise from facts.

17. 宪法，就是一张写着人民权利的纸。

17. The Constitution is a piece of paper that lists the rights of the people.

18. 不知事实能够作为借口，但不知法却不能开脱。

18. Ignorance of the facts can be used as an excuse, but ignorance of the law cannot serve as a defense.

19. 法治意味着，**除非实施众所周知的规则，否则不得对个人实施强制。

19. The rule of law means that force may not be imposed on individuals unless it is under universally known rules.

20. 对于犯罪最强有力的约束力量不是刑罚的严酷性，而是刑罚的必定性，因为，即便是最小的罪恶，一旦成了确定的，就总令人心悸。

20. The most powerful constraint on crime is not the severity of the punishment, but the certainty of the punishment. For, even the smallest crime, once confirmed, always strikes fear in the heart.

21. 法律总是要遇到立法者的感情和成见的。

21. The law is always subject to the feelings and biases of the legislators.

22. 让法官来回答法律问题，而把事实问题留给陪审员去裁断。

22. Let the judge answer the legal questions, while leaving the fact-finding to the jury to decide.

23. 吸收性法律变通被吸收的法律。

23. The absorbing legal modification is the law absorbed.

24. 法律应该是稳定的，但不能停止不前。

24. The law should be stable, but it should not stop progressing.

25. 法律的力量应当跟随着公民，就象影子跟随着身体一样。

25. The power of law should follow the citizens, just as the shadow follows the body.

26. 在一个法治的**之下，善良公民的座右铭是什么？那就是严格地服从，自由地批判。

26. Under the rule of law, what is the motto of a good citizen? It is to strictly obey and freely criticize.

27. 当秩序成了混乱的时候，就不得不用混乱来维持秩序，拯救法律了。

27. When order becomes chaos, chaos must be used to maintain order and save the law.

28. 法是善良和公正的技艺。

28. Law is the art of goodness and justice.

29. 法律是一种强制性秩序。

29. Law is a mandatory order.

30. 习惯是法律最好的解释者。

30. Habits are the best interpreters of law.

31. 宪法创制者给咱们的是一个罗盘，而不是一张蓝图。

31. The constitution's creators gave us a compass, not a blueprint.

32. 法官的自由裁量权，一般是魔鬼一般是天使，关键在于法官的良知。

32. The discretionary power of judges is generally like the devil or an angel, depending on the judge's conscience.

33. 法发展的重心不在立法不在法学，也不在司法判决，而在社会本身。

33. The focus of legal development is not on legislation, not on legal studies, nor on judicial decisions, but on society itself.

34. 是法庭的仆人。

34. Is the servant of the court.

35. 法律是正义与善良之术。

35. Law is the art of justice and goodness.

36. 法律就像旅行一样，务必为明天做准备。它务必具备成长的原则。

36. Law, like travel, must prepare for tomorrow. It must have principles of growth.

37. 法律职业的社会地位是一个民族礼貌的标志。

37. The social status of the legal profession is a sign of a nation's civility.

38. 好的法律引导民众向善，坏的法律迫使民众为恶。

38. Good laws guide the people to do good, while bad laws force the people to do evil.

39. 法律如果没有法院来阐说和界定其真正含义和实际操作就是一纸空文。

39. Without a court to interpret and define its true meaning and practical operation, law is but a piece of paper.

40. 信任是法律的根基。

40. Trust is the foundation of the law.

41. 法不是针对个别人的，而是为所有人普遍创设的。

41. The law is not directed against individuals, but is universally established for all.

42. 后颁布的法律是有效的法。

42. Laws enacted subsequently are valid laws.

43. 实施违法行为或者是基于预谋或者是基于冲动或者是基于偶然。

43. The commission of illegal acts is based on premeditation, impulse, or accident.

44. 法律的效力在于命令、禁止、允许和惩罚。

44. The effectiveness of law lies in commanding, prohibiting, allowing, and penalizing.

45. 法治国家，权力屈从法律；专制国家，法律屈从权力。

45. In a state under the rule of law, power submits to the law; in an authoritarian state, the law submits to power.

46. 没有事先公布的法律就没有刑罚。

46. There is no penalty without a law previously published.

47. 律者，因此定分止争也。

47. Therefore, the function of the law is to determine boundaries and resolve disputes.

48. 法官是法律世界的国王，除了法律就没有别的上司。

48. Judges are the kings of the legal world, and have no other superior except the law.