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- I would die to preserve the law upon a solid foundation; but take away liberty, and the foundation is destroyed.
- Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last,…
- The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to which he has…
- Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign…
- Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a large and well-organized republic can…
- Give me the steady, uniform, unshaken security of constitutional freedom. Give me the right to be tried by a jury of my own neighbors, and…
- The laws of certain states . . . give an ownership in the service of Negroes as personal property . . . . But being…
- Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.
- The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.
- A LAW, by the very meaning of the term, includes supremacy. It is a rule which those to whom it is prescribed are bound to…
- If it were to be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would…
- The genius of the people will ill brook the inquisitive and preemptory spirit of excise laws.
- The instrument by which it [government] must act are either the AUTHORITY of the laws or FORCE. If the first be destroyed, the last must…
- The treaties of the United States, to have any force at all, must be considered as part of the law of the land.
- Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which have the force of law, but derive it from the obligations of good faith.
- [T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to give…
- [T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit of…
- The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the…
- Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in…
- Wise politicians will be cautious about fettering the government with restrictions that cannot be observed, because they know that every break of the fundamental laws,…
- Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known and less fixed?
- It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose…
- The idea of governing at all times by the simple force of law (which we have been told is the only admissible principle of republican…
- It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first comports…
- The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
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- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
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- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson