Legality Quotes

28 quotes by 26 authors

Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law… — Robert Byrd
The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their… — Hugh Nibley
The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the… — Ravi Zacharias
I have an intellectual inclination for democratic institutions, but I am instinctively an aristocrat, which means that I despise and fear the masses. I passionately… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Where a government has come into power through some form of popular vote, fraudulent or not, and maintains at least an appearance of constitutional legality,… — Che Guevara
There are three states of legality in Irish law. There is all this stuff which comes under That's grand, then it moves into Ah now… — Dara O Briain
It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty? and in this case for an indefinite period… — Jeff Bingaman
The fantastic is always a break in the acknowledged order, an irruption of the inadmissible within the changeless everyday legality — Roger Caillois
You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created by the war in '67… — Hanan Ashrawi
When people criticize me for not having any respect for existing structures and institutions, I protest. I say I give institutions and structures and traditions… — Myles Horton
There are a lot of things that I really question - the legality of the drone strikes, these NSA revelations. Jimmy Carter came out and… — Matt Damon
Morality and legality have nothing to do with one another. — Ashly Lorenzana
Legality alone is no guide for a moral people. There are many things in this world that have been, or are, legal but clearly immoral.… — Walter E. Williams
The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia.… — Evo Morales
People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment. — Jeff Bingaman
The Englishman walks before the law like a trained horse in the circus. He has the sense of legality in his bones, in his muscles. — Maxim Gorky
But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish beyond question the legality of the measures the United States… — Richard Perle
Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we aren't just ceding… — Edward Snowden
Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality. — Linus Torvalds
Conquer evil people by gentle kindness, and make zealous people wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. — Isaac of Nineveh

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