--- title: "11 Laws Nation Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Laws Nation quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Laws Nation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ted-nugent-1735_benefits_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-tha_1799760.png" --- > [We are a nation of laws, not a nation that ignores laws if it benefits the Democrat Party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-nugent/we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-that-ignores-laws-if-it-benefits/) [Ted Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-nugent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ted-nugent-1735_benefits_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-tha_1799760.png) > [We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-inglis/we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of-immigrants/) [Bob Inglis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-inglis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/bob-inglis-26395_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of_317223.jpg) > [The laws of a nation form the most instructive portion of its history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instructive-portion-of-its-history/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/anonymous-1_form_the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instr_777822.jpg) > [I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raja-krishnamoorthi/i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation-of-laws-but-also-a-nation-of/) [Raja Krishnamoorthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raja-krishnamoorthi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_i-think_i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation_2771907.jpg) > [The financial elite do not need special laws for themselves. This is one nation and there is one criminal law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-thornberry/the-financial-elite-do-not-need-special-laws-for-themselves-this-is/) [Emily Thornberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-thornberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/emily-thornberry-6730_criminal-law_the-financial-elite-do-not-need-special_283240.jpg) > [Its possible to shape a law that upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/its-possible-to-shape-a-law-that-upholds-our-tradition-as-a-nation-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/barack-obama-17_immigration_its-possible-to-shape-a-law-that-upholds_2730976.jpg) > [Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/law-in-general-is-human-reason-inasmuch-as-it-governs-all-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/anonymous-1_cases_law-in-general-is-human-reason-inasmuch_3019494.jpg) > [A nation,” he heard himself say, “consists of its laws. A nation does not consist of its situation at a given time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gibson/a-nation-he-heard-himself-say-consists-of-its-laws-a-nation-does-not/) [William Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gibson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/william-gibson-642_character_a-nation-he-heard-himself-say-consists-o_1199603.jpg) > [There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals and organized bodies of men. You cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabindranath-tagore/there-is-a-moral-law-in-this-world-which-has-its-application-both-to/) [Rabindranath Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabindranath-tagore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/rabindranath-tagore-383_advantage_there-is-a-moral-law-in-this-world-which_2446657.png) > [Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-hayworth/therefore-if-we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of-immigrants/) [J. D. Hayworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-hayworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/j-d-hayworth-22622_cybersecurity_therefore-if-we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and_3107974.png) > [I'm using the laws of the nation to my benefit. And I should do that, it's to my benefit. Now, when, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-m-using-the-laws-of-the-nation-to-my-benefit-and-i-should-do-that/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1a/donald-trump-18_ability_i-m-using-the-laws-of-the-nation-to-my-b_2125734.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laws-nation/#itemlist", "name": "Laws Nation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a nation of laws, not a nation that ignores laws if it benefits the Democrat Party.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Nugent" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-nugent/we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-that-ignores-laws-if-it-benefits/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ted-nugent-1735_benefits_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-tha_1799760.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ted-nugent-1735_benefits_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-tha_1799760.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ted-nugent-1735_benefits_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-not-a-nation-tha_1799760.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are a nation of laws, not a nation that ignores laws if it benefits the Democrat Party.” — Ted Nugent", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob Inglis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-inglis/we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of-immigrants/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/bob-inglis-26395_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of_317223.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/bob-inglis-26395_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of_317223.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/bob-inglis-26395_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-laws-and-a-nation-of_317223.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.” — Bob Inglis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The laws of a nation form the most instructive portion of its history", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instructive-portion-of-its-history/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/anonymous-1_form_the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instr_777822.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/anonymous-1_form_the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instr_777822.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/anonymous-1_form_the-laws-of-a-nation-form-the-most-instr_777822.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The laws of a nation form the most instructive portion of its history” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Raja Krishnamoorthi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raja-krishnamoorthi/i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation-of-laws-but-also-a-nation-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_i-think_i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation_2771907.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_i-think_i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation_2771907.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_i-think_i-think-it-s-so-important-we-re-a-nation_2771907.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.” — Raja Krishnamoorthi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The financial elite do not need special laws for themselves. 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