Government Quote by Isabel Paterson

Where there is no common power, there is no law

— Thomas Hobbes

The power of the legislative being derived from the people by a positive voluntary grant and institution, can be no other than what that…

— John Locke

The law always limits every power it gives.

— David Hume

The Legislative cannot transfer the Power of Making Laws to any other hands. For it being but a delegated Power from the People, they…

— John Locke

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One…

— Ayn Rand

Government power is always abused by seizing and perverting the law. And with few exceptions, government always determines what is law.

— John Galt

When a legislature undertakes to proscribe the exercise of a citizen's constitutional rights it acts lawlessly and the citizen can take matters into his…

— William O. Douglas

There is no power above people power.

— Mohammed Morsi

What power has law where only money rules?

— Petronius

Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group.

— Noam Chomsky

Laws can't control the lawless.

— Wayne LaPierre

No public servant or legislator can claim any privacy to take money for conducting their official functions.

— Prashant Bhushan