Legislation Quotes

417 Legislation quotes by 336 unique authors

The purpose of establishing different houses of legislation is to introduce the influence of different interests or different principles. — Thomas Jefferson
While legislation can stimulate and encourage, the real creative ability which builds up and develops the country, and in general makes human existence more tolerable… — Calvin Coolidge
Their military training will ensure success in war, but they must maintain unity by not allowing the state to grow to large, and by ensuring… — Plato
I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous. — Susan Collins
Leaves no room of human legislation in an Islamic state, because herein all legislative functions vest in God and the only function left for Muslims… — Abul A'la Maududi
The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work… — Jim Talent
The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it — Lamar Alexander
The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to… — A. V. Dicey
I did sit down with Jared Polis (D-CO), and we had a good discussion about having the LGBT [Equality] Caucus pool some money and perhaps… — Mark Pocan
For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself. — Jim Sensenbrenner
We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important to the public… — Russ Feingold
The idea that money is corrupting innocent politicians would be laughable if it did not lead to such dangerous legislation... — Thomas Sowell
I watch too much cable, I admit. Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a… — Robert Gibbs
The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do… — James Callaghan
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 am 100 percent supportive of the stand-alone bill to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' that Sens. Lieberman and Collins have now proposed, and indeed… — Carl Levin
Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account — Tony Abbott
Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American… — Nick Rahall
Congress is, after all, not a body of laymen unfamiliar with the commonplaces of our law. This legislation was the formulation of the two Judiciary… — Felix Frankfurter
The first thing I plan to do is what I did while serving in Arizonaâ€™s legislature â€” and that was to seek out members that… — Kyrsten Sinema

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