Any single man must judge for himself whether circumstances warrant obedience or resistance to the commands of the civil magistrate; we are… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
King is a title which translated into several languages, signifies a magistrate with as many different degrees of power as there are… — John Arbuthnot Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A king is the first servant and first magistrate of the state. — Frederick The Great Copy Share Image
Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It seems then, say I, that you leave politics entirely out of the question, and never suppose, that a wise magistrate can… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Laws, when good, should be supreme; and that the magistrate or magistrates should regulate those matters only on which the laws are… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs groaning in the lowest abyss… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
In time of actual war, great discretionary powers are constantly given to the Executive Magistrate. Constant apprehension of War, has the same… — James Madison Copy Share Image
They are more properly ‘The Messengers of Satan to buffet us.’ No rulers are properly God’s ministers, but such as are ‘just,… — Jonathan Mayhew Copy Share Image
Although in our country the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
The care of every man's soul belongs to himself. But what if he neglect the care of it? Well what if he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In its proper meaning equality before the law means the right to participate in the making of the laws by which one… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There are cases where examinations are admitted, namely, before the coroner, and before magistrates in cases of felony. That appears to me… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Once more: there are three offices according to whose directions the highest magistrates are chosen in certain states - guardians of the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The perfect life: to live in a world of peace in a lake district where the magistrate is good and honest, and… — Zhang Zhao Copy Share Image
The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free… — Elizabeth Holtzman Copy Share Image
The Establishment Clause stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders of our Constitution that religion is too… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
But who is to decide who truly fears the Lord? The magistrate has no power to enforce religious demands. The laws of… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our emperors, capable of… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As the magistrate has no power to impose by his laws the use of any rites and ceremonies in any church, so… — John Locke Copy Share Image
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