Command Quote by Cardinal Richelieu

It is not the opinions or the vices of private individuals that are harmful to the State, but rather the behavior of public figures.

— Marquis de Sade

It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a…

— James Madison

As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'm concerned about the recklessness of public policy that endangers people's lives, especially in minority communities,…

— John Kennedy

Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion.

— William Hazlitt

“Leniency toward criminals contrasted starkly with severity toward the law-abiding citizen’s right to defend himself or herself.”

— Joyce Lee Malcolm

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

— Thomas Fuller

“What Hurts the People There are five things that hurt the people: There are local officials who use public office for personal benefit, taking…

— Sun Tzu

The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authorize the violation of every positive law. How far that or any other consideration may…

— Edward Gibbon

The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and…

— Albert Einstein

Public officials, including state legislators, have a duty to act impartially.

— John Paul Stevens

“The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious,... but by those…

— Will Durant

If harsher laws are put in place, less will dare to break them.

— Jane Goodall