The most universal and effectual way of discovering the true meaning of law, when the words are dubious, is by considering the… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
The impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
... legislators cannot invent too many devices for subdividing property... Another means of silently lessening the inequality of property is to exempt… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is unnatural that a pure stream should flow from a foul fountain its vices are but a continuation of the vices… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Recently the country has seen too much of our legislators, seeing them as a gaggle of check-kiting, judge-smearing deadbeats who don't pay… — George Will Copy Share Image
Statesmen and legislators, standing so completely within the institution, never distinctly and nakedly behold it. They speak of moving society, but they… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what gives me hope. After the struggle for marriage equality, the LGBTQ community has built some very powerful organizations;… — Steven Petrow Copy Share Image
So that’s what we want is a secure and sovereign nation and, you know, I don’t know that all of you are… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
“My state’s constitution seems to contain a provision requiring that once every two years we must pass a bill which dazzles the… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
[T]here's a good reason to stay pessimistic about deficits as far as the eye can see. It's called the 'news' media. Legislators… — L. Brent Bozell, Jr 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
In the middle-class United States, a veneer of "alternative lifestyles" disguises the reality that, here as everywhere, women's apparent "choices" whether or… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
The legislator is an indispensable guardian of our freedom. It is true that great executives have played a powerful role in the… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
We need to put limits on how much an individual, group or business can spend on influencing an individual legislator or a… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
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