The idea of hereditary legislators is as inconsistent as that of hereditary judges, or hereditary juries; and as absurd as an hereditary… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Carolyn [Maloney] is the kind of legislator who, whether she's in the majority or the minority, whether her party is in the… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
The onset of more severe climate impacts overseas may also open up temporary opportunities, or 'policy windows.' These would allow legislators the… — John Beddington Copy Share Image
I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said… — John Joseph Griffin Copy Share Image
If Republican legislators succumb to their political addiction to compromise for the sake of getting something passed, no matter how odious, they'll… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resigns his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I think the idea that the hedge fund manager gets lower taxes than the taxi driver or the physics professor is insane.… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The superstition respecting power and office is going to the ground. The stream of human affairs flows its own way, and is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Congress has shortchanged not only foreign aid but foreign policy. A mistaken notion that diplomats are unimportant and hence undeserving of support… — Anthony Lewis Copy Share Image
As legislators and as Members of Congress, it is our obligation to speak up for those who are being ignored in our… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
If for no other reason, personal pride should prompt every governor and state legislator to take a secessionist attitude; they were not… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
A mood of constructive criticism being upon me, I propose forthwith that the method of choosing legislators now prevailing in the United… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
It is time that we labored for the happiness of the people. Legislators who are to bring light and order into the… — Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Copy Share Image
ALEC, has been I think a wonderful organization. Not only does it bring like-minded legislators together. But the private sector engagement in… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
A child can go only so far in life without potty training. It is not mere coincidence that six of the last… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Like most other states, Illinois has little regulation of the economic interests of legislators and relies on public disclosure to keep the… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
It's hardly a radical idea to suggest that regulators and legislators understand the law now, is it? — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
If you force legislators to balance, at the end of the day, if it has to be balanced, then they step up… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The minute you use the drugs, and you do something that interferes with the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness of… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Older, younger, anyone can help. We've learned that our legislators listen, and people with passionate and thoughtful concerns make a difference every… — Doris Day Copy Share Image
Treason is when legislators vote against homeland security measures because it goes against the wishes of their political or financial backers. Treason… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
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