Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or… — Aaron Klein Copy Share Image
It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary… — Julius Wellhausen Copy Share Image
I think legislation needs to put an end to doctors profiting on businesses to which they can funnel patients - that is… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
If you want to right-size executive power relative to the other branches of government, the best way to do that is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
Strictly speaking, one cannot legislate love, but what one can do is legislate fairness and justice. If legislation does not prohibit our… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
Obama has done things like Hitler did. Let me be very careful here. The National Socialists rounded people up and held them… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
I find it profoundly symbolic that I am appearing before a committee of fifteen men who will report to a legislative body… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
In existing criminology there are concepts: a criminal man, a criminal profession, a criminal society, a criminal sect, and a criminal tribe;… — P.D. Ouspensky Copy Share Image
“• Scientific and medical studies, research or evidence is either distorted and misrepresented, or disputed or outright ignored by opponents whose views… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
Perhaps the best testimony to the effectiveness of the reforms of 1852 is the fact, that men of a slightly later generation,… — Edward Jenks Copy Share Image
Precedents are the disgrace of legislation. They are not wanted to justify right measures, are absolutely insufficient to excuse wrong ones. They… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Should a community... be free to enact legislation to say they don't want blacks? Now that's illegal. Fifty years ago it was… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human… — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and… — Justin Amash Copy Share Image
The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Slavery, if it can be legalized at all, can be legalized only by positive legislation. Natural law gives it no aid. Custom… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Peace cannot come by legislation or through affiliation with any political philosophy...Peace, joy, and happiness can come only through an acceptance of… — Theodore M. Burton Copy Share Image
I would say that folks who have looked at this issue for a long time, whether it's Elizabeth Warren or many other… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Well, I think the best thing we can do for the short term is move good energy legislation through to the Congress;… — John W. Snow Copy Share Image
We have worked very hard to accommodate the requests from the Mayor and the Council that changed the terms of the agreement… — Bob DuPuy Copy Share Image
We certainly ... hope that the Congress will act in an appropriate fashion and not waste its time with ineffectual, sham legislation… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
Our Supreme Court has lifted the practice of buying legislation to the level of a constitutional principle by repeatedly protecting corporate spending… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
It's a slow process, but it is scary, because if someone can control your energy sources, they can control you. We are… — Mike Thompson Copy Share Image
This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Offering 'comprehensive' reform usually means years of arguing and horse-trading among pressure groups to get anything done. By the time all the… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I have very deep concern about the legacy of the Rehnquist court and its efforts to restrict congressional authority to enact legislation… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
RTE was set up by legislation as an instrument of public policy, and, as such is responsible to the government. The government… — Sean Lemass Copy Share Image
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision… — David Boies Copy Share Image
There are instances: [Henry David] Thoreau read [John] Wordsworth, [John] Muir read Thoreau, Teddy Roosevelt read Muir, and you got national parks.… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
The administration of private justice between the citizens of the same state, the supervision of agriculture and of other concerns of a… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Their military training will ensure success in war, but they must maintain unity by not allowing the state to grow to large,… — Plato Copy Share Image
“Well, I'm not here to impinge on anybody else's lifestyle. If I'm in a place where I know I'm going to harm… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Major league baseball players and owners should meet immediately to enact the standards that apply to the minor leagues, and if they… — John McCain Copy Share Image
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