[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and… — Charles Edison Copy Share Image
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The senate was wealthy people and it wasn't elected, it was chosen through legislatures, which themselves were under private influence, powerful influence.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
It is not the legitimate province of the Legislature to determine which religion is true, or what false. Our government is a… — Richard Mentor Johnson Copy Share Image
You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
If I were president, I would want to spend a lot of time going to the legislatures and telling them about best… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let men learn that a legislature is not 'our God upon earth,' though, by the authority they ascribe to it, and the… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
If I had the choice now, I'd make New Jersey a state where you can have a shall issue on conceal and… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
In nature, all is useful, all is beautiful. It is therefore beautiful, because it is alive, moving, reproductive; it is thereforeuseful, because… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Whenever the legislature attempts to regulate differences between masters and their workmen, its counsellors are always the masters. When the regulation, therefore,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The Constitution supposes what the history of all governments demonstrates, that the executive is the branch of power most interested in war… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature… — Janet Reno Copy Share Image
In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war… — James Madison Copy Share Image
These illegal aliens are criminals and we need to treat them as such. I'm not in favor of giving amnesty to anybody… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
If you think, what was the last really big, big accomplishment for the nation that came purely out of the legislature? It… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well… — Christie Hefner Copy Share Image
Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of… — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Copy Share Image
The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. Call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically, that was… — Jonathan Gruber Copy Share Image
This is a difference between being a governor and being in a legislature. Because when something doesn't work in New Jersey, they… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one… — Justin Amash Copy Share Image
Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been… — Nick Lampson Copy Share Image
Today more people lose their seats in the Politburo in Havana than in the Congress of America, ... We need to have… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Like all other contracts, wages should be left to the fair and free competition of themarket, and should never be controlled by… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature; but to build churches, and to place clergymen is a… — John Strachan Copy Share Image
[R]efusing or not refusing to execute a law to stamp it with its final character . . . makes the Judiciary department… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about… — Bob Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I'm big on this 'no budget, no pay.' I think that's important. Let's get right at the heart of the issue. Even… — Kurt Schrader Copy Share Image
Not everyone supported gaming, but we had a general meeting and a vote on whether to pursue a casino or not and… — Donna M. Loring Copy Share Image
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that… — Sandra Fluke Copy Share Image
Realizing that they can't get their agenda across: against religious liberty, against a culture of life, they can't get those issues across… — Rod Parsley Copy Share Image
A single legislature, on account of the superabundance of its power, and the uncontrolled rabidity of its execution, becomes as dangerous to… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Democracy is also a single ideology, and, like all such templates, it has its limits. what works in a legislature might not… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
Truth and nonviolence are both the means and the end, and given the right type of men, the legislatures can be the… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
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