Legislate Quotes

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Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. — Jacques Barzun
The other General Welfare Clause is in the first of the authorities given to the Congress and it's not a grant, it's a restriction. By… — Andrew Napolitano
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue. — James Gibbons
I can't take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an Atheist. We have separation… — John F. Kerry
Certain things we cannot accomplish... by any process of government. We cannot legislate intelligence. We cannot legislate morality. No, and we cannot legislate loyalty, for… — Alfred Whitney Griswold
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do… — Robert A. Heinlein
One cannot legislate the maniacs off the street... these maniacs can only be shut down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things can happen in… — Jeff Cooper
The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as… — Charles Grandison Finney
You canâ€™t really legislate for the decisions that your heart makes. — Tom Hiddleston
As the elephant is powerless to think in the terms of the ant, in spite of the best intentions in the world, even so is… — Mahatma Gandhi
Man never legislates,but destinies and accidents,happening in all sorts of ways,legislate in all sorts of ways. — Plato
There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will… — William Jennings Bryan
Of course, you can't legislate for how people are going to read — Paul Muldoon
Lord, give us righteous judges who will not try to legislate and dominate this society. Take control, Lord! We ask for additional vacancies on the… — Pat Robertson
Technology will move faster than governments, so don't legislate before you understand the consequences — Eric Schmidt
For years, liberals have demonstrated a near religious devotion to the cause of 'cleaning up elections' with campaign finance reform, the wondrous panacea that would… — Anthony Gregory
The moment this House undertakes to legislate upon this subject slavery, it dissolves the Union. Should it be my fortune to have a seat upon… — James Henry Hammond
I think all we should legislate is morality. — John Ashcroft
If you're not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin. — Katherine Harris
Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working for, another person… — Adrian Rogers

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