Laws Quotes

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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new… — Hannah Arendt
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me from cracking down… — Joe Arpaio
In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have… — Julian Assange
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. — Francis Bacon
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. — Lord Acton
Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws. — Michael Badnarik
I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life,… — Michael Badnarik
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by… — Abigail Adams
The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not… — Mikhail Bakunin
We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be… — Christian Bale
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. — Honore de Balzac
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right… — Bob Barr
The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example. — Dave Barry
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. — John Adams
A government of laws, and not of men. — John Adams
The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws. — John Adams
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed… — Frederic Bastiat
If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from. — Robert Benchley

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