--- title: "11 Broken Law Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Broken Law quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Broken Law sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/chris-matthews-1682_broken_everything-he-s-done-is-clean-as-a-whist_637000.png" --- > [Everything he's done is clean as a whistle. He's never not only broken any law, he's never done anything wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/everything-he-s-done-is-clean-as-a-whistle-he-s-never-not-only-broken/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/chris-matthews-1682_broken_everything-he-s-done-is-clean-as-a-whist_637000.png) > [“I couldn't believe it. I had broken the law simply by not wearing clothes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-haig/i-couldn-t-believe-it-i-had-broken-the-law-simply-by-not-wearing/) [Matt Haig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-haig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/matt-haig-1036_crime_i-couldn-t-believe-it-i-had-broken-the-l_1783775.jpg) > [LAWS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN BUT PUNISHMENT IS THE TOOL USE TO AMEN A BROKEN LAW.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-ibiolorundun/laws-are-made-to-be-broken-but-punishment-is-the-tool-use-to-amen-a/) [CORNELIUS IBIOLORUNDUN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelius-ibiolorundun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/cornelius-ibiolorundun-24189_law_laws-are-made-to-be-broken-but-punishmen_2950899.jpg) > [“We have a problem when the same people who make the law get to decide whether or not they themselves have broken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-templet/we-have-a-problem-when-the-same-people-who-make-the-law-get-to-decide/) [Michel Templet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-templet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/michel-templet-11969_accountability_we-have-a-problem-when-the-same-people-w_289258.jpg) > [LAWS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN BUT PUNISHMENT IS THE TOOL USE TO AMEND A BROKEN LAW.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-ibiolorundun/laws-are-made-to-be-broken-but-punishment-is-the-tool-use-to-amend-a/) [CORNELIUS IBIOLORUNDUN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelius-ibiolorundun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/cornelius-ibiolorundun-24189_law_laws-are-made-to-be-broken-but-punishmen_807005.jpg) > [The law exists for a reason. There is a dominant American culture that people used to want to preserve. That's going by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-law-exists-for-a-reason-there-is-a-dominant-american-culture-that/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/rush-limbaugh-28_alien_the-law-exists-for-a-reason-there-is-a-d_2617942.jpg) > [My decision has been that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted. If you're a parent or you're a single person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirstjen-nielsen/my-decision-has-been-that-anyone-who-breaks-the-law-will-be/) [Kirstjen Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirstjen-nielsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/kirstjen-nielsen-23159_broken_my-decision-has-been-that-anyone-who-bre_246491.jpg) > [I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ney/i-have-the-utmost-respect-for-those-who-have-come-to-this-country/) [Bob Ney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/bob-ney-26805_america_i-have-the-utmost-respect-for-those-who_2950140.jpg) > [You can't fix a fundamentally broken law; you've got to replace it. That's why Congress can't save Obamacare with a few tweaks,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/you-can-t-fix-a-fundamentally-broken-law-you-ve-got-to-replace-it/) [Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/paul-ryan-869_broken_you-can-t-fix-a-fundamentally-broken-law_1242618.jpg) > [In my lifetime I have broken every law that was ever made by both man and God", he said, "If either had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-panzram/in-my-lifetime-i-have-broken-every-law-that-was-ever-made-by-both-man/) [Carl Panzram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-panzram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/carl-panzram-27571_broken_in-my-lifetime-i-have-broken-every-law-t_8823.jpg) > [“The accession of not one but three illegal drug users in a row to the US presidency constitutes an existential challenge to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-dhywood/the-accession-of-not-one-but-three-illegal-drug-users-in-a-row-to-the/) [Jeffrey Dhywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-dhywood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/jeffrey-dhywood-66883_barack-obama_the-accession-of-not-one-but-three-illeg_409035.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-law/#itemlist", "name": "Broken Law Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everything he's done is clean as a whistle. 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