Legislators Quotes

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I have met with political leaders, legislators, and diplomats, seeking the next steps to press in reducing and eliminating the nuclear threat in this century.… — Michael Douglas
A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the… — Benjamin Franklin
Why are we mute? Where are our leaders, our legislators? Where is the church? — Harry Belafonte
Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God. If we would trust God for our persecuted brothers and sisters in other countries, we… — Jerry Bridges
But the origin of the American Republic is distinguished by peculiar circumstances. Other nations have been driven together by fear and necessity-the governments have generally… — Noah Webster
That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain… — James Madison
We're going to march on Washington with a host of Republicans, Democrats, business leaders, legislators. — Gray Davis
He is careful to deny responsibility for September, but he does not, you notice, condemn the killings. He also refrains from killing words, sparing Roland… — Hilary Mantel
Recently the country has seen too much of our legislators, seeing them as a gaggle of check-kiting, judge-smearing deadbeats who don't pay their restaurant bills… — George Will
Above all I ask leaders and legislators and the entire international community above all to confront the reality of those who have been displaced by… — Pope Francis
I'm addicted to the Internet. I admit it. It has transformed the way I work as a senator, communicate with my children, and keep tabs… — Patrick Leahy
We had a lot of people say, you guys are the most ineffective legislators in Olympia and your bills never go anywhere ... They can't… — Matt Shea
Washington, of course, aside from being one of the most mismanaged, crime-ridden cities on the planet, is a place where 535 federal legislators and about… — Charley Reese
Today's political leaders demonstrate their low opinion of the public with every social law they pass. They believe that, if given the right to chose,… — Mark Skousen
But responsibility likewise falls on the legislators who have promoted and approved abortion laws, and, to the extent that they have a say in the… — Pope John Paul II
They would be the shepherds over us, their sheep. Certainly such an arrangement presupposes that they are naturally superior to the rest of us. And… — Frederic Bastiat
For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who do not effect… — Aristotle
Legislators in Kansas, Arizona and 23 other states who are properly determined to protect religious freedom can begin by asking themselves: Does any religious conviction… — David Blankenhorn
Free Speech in the College Community is a very timely book written by a dedicated scholar of the First Amendment. Challenging and readable it should… — Nancy Kassebaum
Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. — Earl Warren

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