Dangerous Quote by George Washington

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

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

— Tacitus

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

Precedent goes in support of justice.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Well, a precedent is being broken.

— Anonymous

We should not use the heavy hand of government more than it is justified.

— Tate Reeves

It may be considered as an objection inherent in the principle, that as every appeal to the people would carry an implication of some…

— James Madison

“But if a long train of abuses, prevarications, and artifices, all tending the same way, make the design visible to the people, it is…

— Mark R. Levin

If we set the precedent that a government can use their royal prerogative to take away people's human rights, that is taking us into…

— Gina Miller

“And already here the danger should be evident—that government has returned to the era before constitutions, when kings or executives ruled not through law…

— Philip Hamburger

A precedent provides legal authority for an action precisely because it occurred before.

— Ari Melber

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.

— Brad Schneider