Law Quotes · Page 189

Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt

— Tacitus

No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being.

— Benjamin Constant

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an axe the desires of men.

— Walter Lippmann

When law can do no right, Let it be lawful that law bar no wrong.

— William Shakespeare

Mexico is now a country where we have justice and a rule of law that didn't exist here in past years.

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

Since when is it against the law to meet with people from another country?

— Ed Schultz

It is often the case that laws must change before fears about change dissipate.

— Hillary Clinton

The concept of free competition enforced by law is a grotesque contradiction in terms.

— Ayn Rand

Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their…

— Carol Bellamy

In one sense it is evident that the art of kingship does include the art of lawmaking. But the political ideal is…

— Plato

We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your…

— Silouan the Athonite

It is not love, or morality, or international law that determines the outcome of world affairs, but the changing distribution of organized…

— William Woodruff

An editor is bound to avoid the meshes of the law, which are always infinitely more costly to companies, or things, or…

— Anthony Trollope

Moral laws are set as a curb and restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but by rewards and punishments,…

— John Locke

I don't understand that about Taylor Swift, or about Joan [Mitchell] - how can she not say she's a feminist?! People don't…

— Ronee Blakley

I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it…

— Louis Begley

But there's a world beyond what we can see and touch, and that world lives by its own laws. What may be…

— David Eddings

I believe we accomplished a lot of good things while I was in office. We maintained a very good working relationship with…

— Jimmy Carter

Our ignorance is God; what we know is science. When we abandon the doctrine that some infinite being created matter and force,…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Given the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to…

— Mitch McConnell

I knew I was breaking about a dozen laws but I guess I had different attitudes to stuff like that since the…

— John Marsden

Since the birth of modern Orthodox Judaism in 19th-century Germany, a central goal of the movement has been to normalize the observance…

— Noah Feldman

In all of the history of mankind there has never been a time when we have had a greater opportunity to increase…

— L. Tom Perry

It has been my pleasure to speak at many Federalist Society gatherings around the country, and I think one thing your organization…

— Nadine Strossen

You better wake up before it's too late, or they'll be doing your makeup down at the coroner's place.

— Kool Moe Dee

“I see an unexpected police stop as an opportunity to gather information on police corruption.”

— Steven Magee

I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.

— Joe Arpaio

Justice, love, truth, peace and harmony, a serene unity with science and the laws of the universe.

— Luther Burbank

Prepare, You lovers, to know Love a thing of moods: Not like hard life, of laws.

— George Meredith

My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold the law.

— Anonymous

God is not naïve in the giving of His laws; He anticipates our disobedience even as He commands our obedience.

— Max Anders

We made Boston a global headquarters city - a world leader in innovation, life sciences, finance, and law.

— Marty Walsh

“We have a responsibility to disobey and violate unjust rules and laws.”

— Bryant McGill

“I know it when I see it Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), concurring op.”

— Anonymous

We're living based on laws and ideas that we, as a society, embraced back in the days of slavery.

— Ava DuVernay

Because, when it comes to restoring the rule of law, I can't change my mind and I won't change the subject.

— Kris Kobach

We either have a country or we don't. America is a country of laws. We either have a border or we don't.

— Donald Trump

“master whose every whim is law. (Note to friends with children: I am referring only”

— Tim Kreider

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

— Allen Iverson

“It is unreasonable to expect a known corrupt law enforcement department to uphold your legal rights.”

— Steven Magee