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Laws Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- It is the quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws; but to break up both, and make new ones.
- A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain…
- In the world's history certain inventions and discoveries occurred of peculiar value, on account of their great efficiency in facilitating all other inventions and discoveris.…
- Next came the patent laws. These began in England in 1624, and in this country with the adoption of our Constitution. Before then any man…
- Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by every American mother, to the lisping babe, that prattles on her lap - let it be taught…
- When I so pressingly urge a strict observance of all the laws, let me not be understood as saying there are no bad laws, nor…
- I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience to the pope and his…
- As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every…
- I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken; and to the extent of my ability I shall…
- Laws change; people die; the land remains.
- Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after…
- Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the…
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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… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Michael Badnarik
- If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold… — Abigail Adams
- The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as… — Mikhail Bakunin
- We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he… — Christian Bale