Precedents Quotes

35 quotes by 27 authors

It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens… — James Madison
The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents. — Belva Ann Lockwood
To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think. — William Cowper
Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion and Government in the Constitution of the United States, the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies may… — James Madison
If you are strong enough, there are no precedents. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue, seen plain and… — Mary McCarthy
Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be… — George Washington
I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises. — John F. Kennedy
To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the… — Irving Kaufman
Most hierarchies are nowadays so cumbered with rules and traditions, and so bound in by public laws, that even high employees do not have to… — Laurence J. Peter
. . . the example given by the Nazi regime as to the ability of a modern state to destroy human lives with the same… — Omer Bartov
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew. — Claude Debussy
The faults of a writer of acknowledged excellence are more dangerous, because the influence of his example is more extensive; and the interest of learning… — Samuel Johnson
As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents… — George Washington
As to precedents, to be sure they will increase in course of time; but the more precedents there are, the less occasion is there for… — Samuel Johnson
We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. — Douglas Coupland
Precedents are treated by powerful minds as fetters with which to bind down the weak, as reasons with which to mistify the moderately informed, and… — Charles Babbage
If these precedents are to stand unimpeached, and to provide sanctions for the continued conduct of America affairs-the Constitution may be nullified by the President… — Charles A. Beard
One of the worst consequences politically would be for the majority of Democrats to vote for someone who, in the near future, would overturn well-established… — Ralph Neas
I love Obama, and I love the fact that it's a black president of the United States of America, but he's not the first black… — Lupe Fiasco

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