"If Moses had gone to Harvard Law School and spent three years working on the Hill, he would have written the Ten Commandments with three exceptions and a saving clause"
- Charles Morgan
About this Quote
This quote by Charles Morgan is an amusing way of stating that if Moses had been exposed to the contemporary legal system, he would have composed the Ten Commandments differently. The quote indicates that if Moses had gone to Harvard Law School and dealt with the Hill, he would have been more acquainted with the complexities of the legal system and would have composed the Ten Commandments with more exceptions and a saving provision. This is an amusing method of stating that the modern-day legal system is more complicated than the Ten Commandments, which are fairly uncomplicated. The quote implies that the modern-day legal system is more complex and needs more exceptions and saving stipulations than the Ten Commandments. It is a humorous method of highlighting the complexity of the modern-day legal system.
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