Legislators Quotes

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This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to… — James L. Buckley
When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no… — Edmund Burke
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. — William S. Burroughs
Older, younger, anyone can help. We've learned that our legislators listen, and people with passionate and thoughtful concerns make a difference every day. We've had… — Doris Day
Our legislators are not sufficiently apprized of the rightful limits of their power; that their true office is to declare and enforce only our natural… — Thomas Jefferson
And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun:… — Frederic Bastiat
Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of government… — Ayn Rand
The objects of this primary education . . . would be . . . to form the statesmen, legislators and judges, on whom public prosperity… — Thomas Jefferson
There are a lot of legislators who are afraid that kids will learn science and lose their faith. — Lawrence M. Krauss
Young women need to know that abortion rights and abortion access are not presents bestowed or retracted by powerful men (or women) - Presidents, Supreme… — Katha Pollitt
The onset of more severe climate impacts overseas may also open up temporary opportunities, or 'policy windows.' These would allow legislators the licence to take… — John Beddington
The choice of euthanasia becomes more serious when it takes the form of a murder committed by others on a person who has in no… — Pope John Paul II
There has been opposition to experimenting on animals for a long time. This opposition has made little headway because experimenters, backed by commercial firms that… — Peter Singer
Trade and commerce, if they were not made of Indian rubber, would never manage to bounce over the obstacles which legislators are continually putting in… — Henry David Thoreau
The Universal Declaration... as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations...it not only crystallizes the political thought of our times on… — Dag Hammarskjold
I don't view myself as a victim of gun violence. I view myself as a victim of a maniac who happened to use a gun… — Suzanna Hupp
In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests… — Noah Webster
Legislators invent too many devices for subdividing property, only taking care to let their subdivisions go hand in hand with the natural affections of the… — Thomas Jefferson
If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have… — Benjamin Franklin
It is unthinkable to allow complete strangers, whether individually or collectively as state legislators or others in government, to make such personal decisions for someone… — Sarah Weddington

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