Chiefs Quote by James Madison

Protection, therefore, against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough; there needs protection against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling, against…

— John Stuart Mill

“Protection, therefore, against tyranny of the magistrate is not enough: there needs protection also against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling; against…

— John Stuart Mill

From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair…

— Hugo Black

The notion that persons should be safe from extermination as long as they do not commit willful murder, or levy war against the Crown,…

— George Bernard Shaw

“The defense of necessity is considered a justification defense, as compared with an excuse defense such as duress. An action that is harmful but…

— Massad Ayoob

What is permissible is not always honorable.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of business.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Every court of criminal justice must have the power of correcting the greatest and dangerous of all abuses of the forms of law -…

— David Hume

But if one Subject giveth Counsell to another, to do anything contrary to the Lawes, whether that Counsell proceed from evil intention, or from…

— Thomas Hobbes

Protecting our communities and ensuring that every person, regardless of their status, is treated fairly is a matter of justice and decency.

— Al N. Green

Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by…

— Samuel Johnson

“The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual…

— John Stuart Mill