Legislation Quotes

417 Legislation quotes by 336 unique authors

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international… — Elihu Root
Our military service members put their lives on the line to protect the rights and freedoms of all Americans - yet many still face substantial… — John Cornyn
A country survives its legislation. That truth should not comfort the conservative nor depress the radical. For it means that public policy can enlarge its… — Walter Lippmann
A good place to start a more civil dialog would be for my Republican colleagues in the House to change the name of the bill… — Chellie Pingree
O Logic: born gatekeeper to the Temple of Science, victim of capricious destiny: doomed hitherto to be the drudge of pedants: come to the aid… — Jeremy Bentham
Congress and the White House are working out their scheme for pushing through a healthcare 'reform' bill that has more pages than the U.S. Constitution… — Butch Otter
I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to… — Stephen Covey
To all my friends in Los Angeles: the Sultan of Brunei, owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel, has signed legislation calling for gay people to… — Cleve Jones
The ADA was a landmark civil rights legislation. It was a bill of rights for persons with disabilities, a formal acknowledgement that Americans with disabilities… — Valerie Jarrett
Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult. Many people find smoking objectionable. I myself find many -… — Fran Lebowitz
National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents, — Barack Obama
This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act - constitutional challenges were… — Stephanie Cutter
Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now subject… — Margaret Thatcher
It is especially imperative for Congress to exercise careful judgment in this area, because of the difficulty under existing laws, in obtaining judicial review of… — John Shattuck
The Catholic community, with many others, has long worked for this new commitment on global health and debt relief (President George W. Bushs proposed $15… — John Ricard
While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage… — John F. Kennedy
Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the… — Roger Wicker
But if anyone supposes that there was no commercial fraud in the Middle Ages, let him study the commercial legislation of England for that period,… — Goldwin Smith
State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c. are not… — John Marshall
. . . strange and fantastic things really happen. During a rainstorm in Australia, fish fall from the sky; several Southern states consider legislation that… — Karen Joy Fowler
Alcoholism, the opium habit and tobaccoism are a trio of poison habits which have been weighty handicaps to human progress during the last three centuries.… — John Harvey Kellogg
The Patriot Act is the most egregious piece of legislation to ever leave Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts, John Ashcroft and every member… — Michael Badnarik
Atheism in legislation, indifference in matters of religion, and the pernicious maxims which go under the name of Liberal Catholicism are the true causes of… — Pope Pius IX
The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy. — Jerry Brown
This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is… — Harry S. Truman

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