Legislatures Quotes

48 Legislatures quotes by 38 unique authors

Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees. — Earl Warren
I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have some legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world. — Mark Twain
State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for higher… — Arne Duncan
Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal, banking, and monetary… — Barry Eichengreen
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that has focused on… — Sandra Fluke
I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering… — Al Gore
How do you react when your own government lies to you systematically about life-and-death questions? As I have noted earlier, the answer is political action… — Harris L Coulter
Lawyers, before any other group, must continue to point out how the system is really working-how it actually affects real people. They must constantly demonstrate… — William J. Brennan
Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the… — Rick Perry
I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and… — Bernie Sanders
The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or… — Walt Whitman
I am not one of those who believe - broadly speaking - that women are better than men. We have not wrecked railroads, nor corrupted… — Jane Addams
Congress and state legislatures should not tell teachers how to teach, any more than they should tell surgeons how to perform operations. — Diane Ravitch
The media, the polls and our legislatures fortunately have short attention spans. — John Gutfreund
Unlike the United States Congress, which mostly forbids outside employment, state legislatures are generally composed of people with other careers. — Bill Dedman
Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as… — Ken Thompson
Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves. — Albert Bushnell Hart
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. — Henry Knox
They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government. — Henry Knox
There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought… — Gloria Allred
In my experience, only third-rate intelligence is sent to Legislatures to make laws, because the first-rate article will not leave important private interests go unwatched… — Mark Twain
As the select assemblies for choosing the President, as well as the State legislatures who appoint the senators, will in general be composed of the… — John Jay

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