Laws Quotes

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Laws and systems of polity always begin by recognizing the relations they find already existing between individuals. — John Stuart Mill
The theory of ramification is one of pure colligation, for it takes no account of magnitude or position; geometrical lines are used, but these have… — James Joseph Sylvester
True greatness is the most ready to recognize and most willing to obey those simple outward laws which have been sanctioned by the experience of… — James Anthony Froude
As freak legislation, the antitrust laws stand alone. Nobody knows what it is they forbid. — Isabel Paterson
Traveling through the world produces a marvelous clarity in the judgment of men. We are all of us confined and enclosed within ourselves, and see… — Michel de Montaigne
Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn. — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
The purpose of theatre is... making an event in which a group of fragments are sudde nly brought together... in a community which, by the… — Peter Brook
There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals and organized bodies of men. You cannot go on violating… — Rabindranath Tagore
The laws of a nation form the most instructive portion of its history — Edward Gibbon
God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone. — Oscar Wilde
Laws can discover sin, but not remove it — John Milton
Amazing fine tuning occurs in the laws that make this complexity possible. Realization of the complexity of what is accomplished makes it very difficult not… — George F. R. Ellis
The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose. — Paul Davies
Think in the name of Almighty God. We must first have a worldwide awakening of the public conscience, a spiritual revival, a moral regeneration, before… — William J. H. Boetcker
You can legislate many conditions-but you cannot legislate harmony into the hearts of men. To attain industrial peace, we need more than by-laws and compulsory… — Clarence Francis
We are losing the war against cancer. The prohibition of new carcinogenic products, reduction of toxins in use, and right-to-know laws - these are among… — Samuel Epstein
Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies. — Mark Twain
This is the work of Nâma-Rupa - name and form. Everything that has form, everything that calls up an idea in your mind, is within… — Swami Vivekananda
I would define globalization as the freedom for my group of companies to invest where it wants when it wants, to produce what it wants,… — Unknown Author
So far as I can see, the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained for ages. There used to be so-called laws… — Mahatma Gandhi
In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual… — William J. Clinton
Laws are important. But they can only be effective if the people know about the particular laws. — Waris Dirie
It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. — Cindy Sheehan
The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal… — Michael Kinsley
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus

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