Rule of law Quotes

The prime minister is subject to the rule of law.

— Yoav Gallant

My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law.

— Christopher A. Wray

We believe in rule of law not rule by decree.

— Tom Malinowski

“When the Rule of Law disappears, we are ruled by the whims of men.”

— Tiffany Madison

We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.

— Mahmoud Abbas

Overregulation corrupts citizens and weakens the rule of law.

— Lawrence Lessig

I believe in the rule of law, and I respect the will of Colorado voters.

— George Brauchler

Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

“In the Obama administration, “rule of law” talking points are just rhetorical camouflage.”

— Andrew McCarthy

When dictators and tyrants seek to destroy the freedoms of men, their first target is the legal profession and through it the…

— Leon Jaworski

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

I think there should be no occasion on which it is absolutely, as a point or rule of law, impossible for a…

— John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Hillary Clinton is a threat to the rule of law and to our safety and security.

— Darryl Glenn

[Helmut] Kohl said Europe must return to being a community committed to stability and the rule of law.

— Martin Schulz

You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by…

— Jesse Ventura

Threats to the rule of law come not only from rioters and looters in the streets, but also from activist judges on…

— Tom Fitton

I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing…

— Jimmy Carter

India's future lies in being an open society, an open polity, a functioning democracy respecting all fundamental human freedoms, accepting the rule…

— Manmohan Singh

“Its spirit was animated by the same love of representative government and respect for the rule of law that had produced England’s…

— Paul Johnson

The way we live in the West we live like kings. People moan about this and that in Britain but we have…

— Bill Bailey

Millions like me in Russia want a free press, the rule of law, social justice, and free and fair elections. My new…

— Garry Kasparov

I have great faith that most Americans are law-abiding and care about the rule of law, and if they're told a weapon…

— Eric Swalwell

When in all the nations of the world the rule of law is the darling of the leaders and the plague of…

— Howard Zinn

Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The Constitution of India seeks to guarantee respect for the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the integrity of…

— Nyla Ali Khan

“While the Christian and civic traditions were intrinsically suspicious of commerce, the Roman civil law was not. Rediscovered in the revival of…

— Jerry Z. Muller

For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the…

— Niall Ferguson

Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule…

— Maurice Strong

Every woman who appears wrestles with the forces that would have her disappear. She struggles with the forces that would tell her…

— Rebecca Solnit

Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies.…

— Janice Rogers Brown

“When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law…

— Timothy Snyder

Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and…

— Kofi Annan

How can there be democracy if the leadership in the United States and Britain don't uphold the values which my father's generation…

— Vanessa Redgrave

“when your actions towards acquiring leadership in any country portrays blatant mischief orchestrated towards disregarding the concepts of the constitution, you do…

— Akuku Mach Pep

“• “Arthur’s whole demeanor shifted as he gestured with so much animation he nearly spilled his drink. “Did you see him fight?…

— Kiersten White

“Their quarry had been cornered in his defenses and their bloodlust was such that they were likely to pay top Julep to…

— Ashim Shanker

“The FfP uses twelve indicators to measure state failure, and Egypt scored a stellar nine out of ten in criminalization or delegitimization…

— John R. Bradley

“Terry Guo of Foxconn has been aggressively installing hundreds of thousands of robots to replace an equivalent number of human workers. He…

— Erik Brynjolfsson

“Hitler and Mussolini were indeed authoritarians, but it doesn’t follow that authoritarianism equals fascism or Nazism. Lenin and Stalin were authoritarian, but…

— Dinesh D'Souza

“I now want to examine a second major feature of Western civilization that derives from Christianity. This is what philosopher Charles Taylor…

— Dinesh D'Souza