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Law Quotes by Noah Webster
- ...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the…
- If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican…
- Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can…
- The education of youth should be watched with the most scrupulous attention. [I]t is much easier to introduce and establish an effectual system ... than…
- The principles of all genuine liberty, and of wise laws and administrations are to be drawn from the Bible and sustained by its authority. The…
- The laws are the sole guardians of right, and when the magistrate dares not act, every person is insecure.
- The education of youth, an employment of more consequence than making laws and preaching the gospel, because it lays the foundation on which both law…
- There are two powers only which are sufficient to control men, and secure the rights of individuals and a peaceable administration; these are the combined…
- The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.
- Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America…
- The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The…
More Law Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back. — Lance Armstrong
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson