Disregard Quote by Clara Barton

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of…

— Clara Barton

Precedents once established are so much positive power.

— James Madison

When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Precedents are the disgrace of legislation. They are not wanted to justify right measures, are absolutely insufficient to excuse wrong ones. They can only…

— Laurence Sterne

I know my judicial role is further constrained by careful adherence to precedent.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Precedent goes in support of justice.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent.

— Tacitus

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 dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution…

— George Washington

I missed a lot of decisions. At the time of making such a decision, there was no doubt in my mind as to its…

— Billy Evans

I don't follow precedent, I establish it.

— Fanny Ellen Holtzman

I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional,…

— Ulysses S. Grant