Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
No man can be a competent legislator who does not add to an upright intention and a sound judgment a certain degree… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If the foundation of a well-ordered society is a healthy, happy home, then the problem of lawlessness will not be solved by… — J. Spencer Kinard Copy Share Image
I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years. And I just focused almost exclusively on my initiatives… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Society would not tolerate legislation declaring that the theory that the sun circles the earth be given equal time with the theory… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
The more I hear of ban-the-gun legislation forming in Washington, and the more I hear it advocated from the editorial pulpit of… — Patrick Bedard Copy Share Image
It is critical that we pass legislation to dramatically reform our health insurance system, and this reform should include a genuine public… — Jerrold Nadler Copy Share Image
Our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has given the Government's support to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. It is difficult to imagine… — Keith O'Brien Copy Share Image
The success of this Government, and thus the success of our Nation, depends in the last analysis upon the quality.of our career… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In trying to explain our political paralysis, analysts cite President Obama's tactical missteps, the obstinacy of congressional Republicans, rising partisanship in Washington,… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
[Social legislation] raised the cost of production; and what can be more illogical than to raise the cost of production in the… — Joseph Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Do the day's work. If it be to protect the rights of the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it be to… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
There is no time and space limitation for public accountability on the Internet. Creative commonality is standard and does not resemble the… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
I would sooner receive injustice in the Queen's courts than justice in a foreign court. I hold that man or woman to… — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
It ends a 40-year ban on exporting U.S. oil. It's changed - it's included in its cyber-security legislation - that says to… — Susan Davis Copy Share Image
Reduced employment opportunities is one effect of minimum wage legislation. The minimum wage law has imposed incalculable harm on the disadvantaged members… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
We will end the sanctuary cities that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I don't support any gun-control legislation - the effort for a new assault-weapons ban, with a ban on semiautomatic weapons, is something… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
The overarching issue, as I see it, is the elitism of America's political system; the fact that regular, ordinary Americans aren't considered… — Jerry Springer Copy Share Image
The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign of Olaf Quimby II as Patrician of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act -… — Stephanie Cutter Copy Share Image
As a governor, I've signed virtually every kind of pro-life legislation that we can sign under existing federal law, none of which… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
By making college more affordable for all and more accessible for minority students, the first new higher education authorizing legislation in a… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights… — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
Congress, 535 commoditized temple monkeys pawing through the ruins of America in search of bribes. The bicameral whorehouse on Capitol Hill works… — Fred Reed Copy Share Image
New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour,… — Carol Bellamy Copy Share Image
Everything African-Americans - every freedom they have obtained - came from Republicans, not Democrats. All the way back to the Emancipation Proclamation,… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
The ADA was a landmark civil rights legislation. It was a bill of rights for persons with disabilities, a formal acknowledgement that… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
I am sick and tired of folks that are doing everything they can to try to get a bad bill going, and… — Matt Salmon Copy Share Image
If the president signs any of it, good. If he vetoes, it will be clarifying. Who then will be the party of… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Years ago, we all talked about recycling and not dumping things down your drain and all of that, but talking doesn't help… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage… — James Callaghan Copy Share Image
There is a simple rule here, a rule of legislation, a rule of business, a rule of life: beyond a certain point,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“[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 Copy Share Image
My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that… — Angus King Copy Share Image
![“[Social legislation] raised the cost of production; and what can be more illogical than to raise the cost of production in the country and then to allow the products of other countries which are not surrounded by any similar legislation, which are free from any similar cost and expenditure freely…” quote by Joseph Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/joseph-chamberlain-27573_cheaper_social-legislation-raised-the-cost-of-pr_458371.jpg)
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