Laws Quotes

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Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify,… — Baruch Spinoza
All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control… — Baruch Spinoza
All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. — Peter Camejo
Don't care what people say. Don't give a damn about their laws. — Edith Piaf
You can have no wise laws nor free enforcement of wise laws unless there is free expression of the wisdom of the people -- and,… — William Allen White
I am bound by the laws of the United States and all 50 states...I am not bound by any case or any court to which… — Pat Robertson
All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, Respect the law, we say, Despise law and all its Attributes! In… — Peter Kropotkin
I stand ready to negotiate, but I want no part of laws: I acknowledge none; I protest against every order with which some authority may… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Thus at every step we are reminded that we by no means rule over nature like a conqueror over a foreign people, like someone standing… — Friedrich Engels
The Revolutionist is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire… — Sergey Nechayev
There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown… — Noam Chomsky
Take any country that has laws against hate crimes, inspiring hatred and genocide and so on. The first thing they would do is ban the… — Noam Chomsky
Usurpers always bring about or select troublous times to get passed, under cover of the public terror, destructive laws, which the people would never adopt… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Spirituality yields two fruits. The first in inspiration to know what to do. The second is power, or the capacity to do it. These two… — Richard G. Scott
The demands of justice for broken law can be satisfied throughmercy, earned by your continual repentance and obedience to the laws ofGod... Through the Atonement… — Richard G. Scott
There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not… — John Henry Newman
Houston is a cruel, crazy town on a filthy river in East Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex, money and violence.… — Hunter S. Thompson
The thing to keep in mind is that laws are framed by those who happen to be in power and for the purpose of keeping… — Mary Brave Bird
The question we must ask ourselves as a culture is whether we want to embrace the change that must come, or resist it. Are we… — Howard Lyman
We may form free constitutions, but our vices will destroy them; we may enact laws, but they will not protect us. — Lyman Beecher
Without the basis in written law, and without the basis in our Constitution ratified by the people, judges can't make laws. And if we accept… — Alan Keyes
Our leaders will serve the common good with better laws and better actions only when we serve it first, by casting better votes. — Alan Keyes
The gun control mentality is ruthlessly absurd. It suggests that you pass a law which will bind law-abiding citizens — they won't have access to… — Alan Keyes
Before, Europe was about treaties, laws and our sovereign right to govern ourselves. Now, it's about everyday lives. — Nigel Farage

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