--- title: "8 Laws Congress Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Laws Congress quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Laws Congress sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/alexander-hamilton-619_binding_the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a_682988.jpg" --- > [The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-hamilton/the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a-certain-sphere-and-when-they/) [Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/alexander-hamilton-619_binding_the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a_682988.jpg) > [The NDAA is one of the most significant laws Congress takes on each year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-santos/the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant-laws-congress-takes-on-each/) [George Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-santos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/george-santos-6442_congress_the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant_1046153.jpg) > [The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutherford-b-hayes/the-real-difficulty-is-with-the-vast-wealth-and-power-in-the-hands-of/) [Rutherford B. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rutherford-b-hayes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/rutherford-b-hayes-3486_congress_the-real-difficulty-is-with-the-vast-wea_1340384.jpg) > [“According to the Constitution as ratified, the legislature was to be the most powerful and important branch of government. Jefferson echoed this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brion-t-mcclanahan/according-to-the-constitution-as-ratified-the-legislature-was-to-be/) [Brion T. McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brion-t-mcclanahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/brion-t-mcclanahan-30009_legislative-branch_according-to-the-constitution-as-ratifie_1436699.jpg) > [Under our constitutional system, the executive executes the laws that Congress has passed. It should not be executing laws that Congress has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-krauthammer/under-our-constitutional-system-the-executive-executes-the-laws-that/) [Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-krauthammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/charles-krauthammer-1232_congress_under-our-constitutional-system-the-exec_1756844.png) > [The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/the-laws-of-congress-and-the-laws-of-physics-have-grown-increasingly/) [Bill McKibben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mckibben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/bill-mckibben-1057_congress_the-laws-of-congress-and-the-laws-of-phy_2351642.jpg) > [So, my job is to enforce the laws that Congress has written. And I'm very sympathetic to the idea that, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lina-khan/so-my-job-is-to-enforce-the-laws-that-congress-has-written-and-i-m/) [Lina Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lina-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/lina-khan-5808_business_so-my-job-is-to-enforce-the-laws-that-co_2423341.jpg) > [I believe we should sunset our visa laws so that Congress is forced to periodically revise and revisit them to bring them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-believe-we-should-sunset-our-visa-laws-so-that-congress-is-forced/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/donald-trump-18_ancient_i-believe-we-should-sunset-our-visa-laws_3140658.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laws-congress/#itemlist", "name": "Laws Congress Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme or binding.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander Hamilton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-hamilton/the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a-certain-sphere-and-when-they/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/alexander-hamilton-619_binding_the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a_682988.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/alexander-hamilton-619_binding_the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a_682988.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/alexander-hamilton-619_binding_the-laws-of-congress-are-restricted-to-a_682988.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no…” — Alexander Hamilton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The NDAA is one of the most significant laws Congress takes on each year.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Santos" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-santos/the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant-laws-congress-takes-on-each/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/george-santos-6442_congress_the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant_1046153.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/george-santos-6442_congress_the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant_1046153.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/george-santos-6442_congress_the-ndaa-is-one-of-the-most-significant_1046153.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The NDAA is one of the most significant laws Congress takes on each year.” — George Santos", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and the state legislatures are in the interest of these men and against the interests of workingmen. These need to be exposed and repealed. All laws on corporations, on taxation, on trusts, wills, descent, and the like, need examination and extensive change. This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rutherford B. 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And in a subtle though important change, Jefferson’s “recommendations” would arrive as a written message to Congress rather than in person—the executive was not to encroach on legislative matters. Every successive president continued Jefferson’s practice until Woodrow Wilson took office in 1913.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brion T. 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