Legislation Quotes · Page 16

“By the turn of the twentieth century, every state in the South had laws on the books that disenfranchised blacks and discriminated…

— Michelle Alexander

State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries,…

— John Marshall

I think an erotics of place may be one of the reasons why environmentalists are seen as subversive. There is a backlash…

— Terry Tempest Williams

All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes…

— Ayn Rand

Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.

— Abraham Lincoln

A lot of so-called rich, according to this legislation, make $250,000. That's a lot of money, but it is not rich.

— Bernard Goldberg

There is a massive economic opportunity out there to be taken without waiting for government legislation.

— Ellen MacArthur

We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

— William O. Douglas

A decrease in the quantity of legislation generally means an increase in the quality of life.

— George Will

The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the National Legislature [are] but few.

— Rufus King

The last thing members of the committee want to do is pass legislation.

— John McCain

The legislation of Quran will spread all over the world, because it agrees with the mind, logic and wisdom.

— Anonymous

The bulk of government is not legislation but administration.

— Theodore Roosevelt

We have the tendency of over-legislation regarding women.

— Asma Jahangir

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad.

— William Howard Taft

I'm tired of just introducing legislation that's just not going to change our lives. It's going beyond that.

— Rashida Tlaib

I'm a progressive. The progression has to be manifested in a new direction in policies and legislation.

— Bobby Seale

As a former member of President Obama's economic team, I have a soft spot for the fiscal stimulus legislation he signed just…

— Christina Romer

Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that…

— Cass Sunstein

F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield…

— Jeff Greenfield

I don't have to be president to do great things for my country, but at the same time, to get legislation and…

— Wyclef Jean

The Washington Post speaking out against state legislation that he believed would let businesses deny services to gay, lesbian and transgender people.…

— Laura Sydell

I worked with President Obama on the Affordable Care Act and getting health coverage to all Americans. It was my legislation that…

— Allyson Schwartz

I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and I'm concerned that voting for this [anti-terrorism]…

— Bernie Sanders

That's possible, and in fact the legislation, the politics should graduate the advantages towards those who have children and give less to…

— Rocco Buttiglione

“[H]ate-crime legislation was enacted to give special protections to select constituencies, and, as practiced, it makes certain people more valuable than others…

— Tammy Bruce

Congress, 535 commoditized temple monkeys pawing through the ruins of America in search of bribes. The bicameral whorehouse on Capitol Hill works…

— Fred Reed

My dad, as a guy, had to quit school in the ninth grade, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. And spent…

— John Barrasso

We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights…

— Bayard Rustin

The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve…

— Calvin Coolidge

I introduced legislation in the Senate that I believe is more narrowly focused at the actual threat, which is radical Islamic terrorism,…

— Ted Cruz

If you don't educate people well, then you're going to have a lot of violent, angry young men and women. You can…

— Jeanette Winterson

With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes…

— Barack Obama

London has always been a haven for victims of cruelty, and been improved by them. Yet I can see it changing now.…

— Emma Thompson

Rather than passing a thousand pages of tax reform legislation and restarting the tax code manipulation process, we should change the paradigm.…

— Jim Bridenstine

At the same time, you have got these traditional councils. And the challenge is how to make sure that they function together…

— Thabo Mbeki

The Children's Health Insurance Program has given Democrats a wide-open door for socialized medicine. The door was left open by Republicans, who…

— Jack Kingston

There are a lot of people who are eager to assign blame. I think we're [USA] eager to try and find some…

— Josh Earnest

Our present condition is, Legislation without law; wisdom without a plan; a constitution without a name; and, what is strangely astonishing, perfect…

— Thomas Paine

You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of…

— Lyndon B. Johnson