Legislation Quotes

417 Legislation quotes by 336 unique authors

Please remain calm: The Earth will heal itself - Climate is beyond our power to control...Earth doesn't care about governments or their legislation. You can't… — Robert B. Laughlin
It's a slow process, but it is scary, because if someone can control your energy sources, they can control you. We are already being told… — Mike Thompson
Statistical science is indispensable to modern statesmanship. In legislation as in physical science it is beginning to be understood that we can control terrestrial forces… — James A. Garfield
With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America… — Aberjhani
The corporation is the dominant and dominating institution of our time. Governments identify growth and development with commercial corporations and shower them with subsidies, tax… — Eric Kierans
I stand in support of this common sense legislation to license everyone who wishes to purchase a gun...I also believe that every new handgun sale… — Hillary Clinton
Don't condemn the gangbangers, they've got guns that are trafficked, that are not enforced, that are straw purchased and they come into places even that… — Sheila Jackson Lee
To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and… — James Madison
Another advantage accruing from this ingredient in the constitution of a senate, is the additional impediment it must prove against improper acts of legislation. No… — James Madison
The administration of private justice between the citizens of the same state, the supervision of agriculture and of other concerns of a similar nature, all… — Alexander Hamilton
There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that… — James Madison
Bills of attainder, ex-post facto laws and laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to… — James Madison
The regulation of these various and interfering interests forms the principal task of modern legislation and involves the spirit of party and faction in the… — James Madison
One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation. — Thomas Jefferson
It's time for me to give out an award to newly elected Majority Leader John Boehner. Mr. Boehner was elected just a few days ago… — Stephen Colbert
The ideas embodied in the New Deal Legislation were a compilation of those which had come to maturity under Herbert Hooverâ€™s aegis. We all of… — Rexford Tugwell
I said last year, and I still believe there are the votes in the House to pass Death with Dignity legislation. — Unknown Author
Over Legislation is not necessarily a virtue. It often leads to misuse of law. — Arun Jaitley
Iâ€™m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation. — Daniel Radcliffe
It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation… — Charles Tupper

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