Legislative Quotes

197 quotes by 141 authors

The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion.... — James Madison
I do not conceive that power is given to the President and Senate to dismember the empire, or to alienate any great, essential right. I… — James Madison
Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. — Herbert Hoover
I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably… — James C. Collins
Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly everyone on the… — John Roberts
Parliamentary committees are becoming more independent, tactics are becoming more sophisticated, and industries that don't want to be bushwhacked by some damaging legislative amendment will… — John Ibbitson
In republican government the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this . . . is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to… — James Madison
'I beseech ye . . . , think that ye may be mistaken.' I should like to have that written over the portals of every… — Learned Hand
Although every organized religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny to the myth of woman-hate, woman-fear, and woman-evil, the Roman Catholic church… — Robin Morgan
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
A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come. — Nicolas Sarkozy
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix — Baron de Montesquieu
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
We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale. — Nick Rahall
There's a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can… — Walter Reuther
First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures. — George J. Mitchell
When we visited with legislative counsel, they told us that the only way to effectively accomplish what we were trying to do was to put… — Doug Ose
Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is in the committees,… — Paul Sarbanes
The authority of the Supreme Court must not be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to… — Andrew Jackson
Government is as unreal, as intangible, as unapproachable as God. Try it, if you don't believe it. Seek through the legislative halls of America and… — Voltairine de Cleyre

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