Congress Quote by James Madison

“All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract,…

— George Washington

“This breadth of constitutional law in barring extralegal legislation is revealing about more than the past. The reader will have to wait patiently until…

— Philip Hamburger

In the legislative branch, you make the laws... and our role as judges is to interpret the law, not to inject our own policy…

— Thomas Hardiman

“The ICC [Interstate Commerce Commission] illustrates what might be called the natural history of government intervention. A real or fancied evil leads to demands…

— Milton Friedman

Members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the…

— Albert Einstein

In republican government the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this . . . is to divide the legislature into different branches; and…

— James Madison

The purpose of establishing different houses of legislation is to introduce the influence of different interests or different principles.

— Thomas Jefferson

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair…

— Thomas E. Mann

Under a democratic form of government, the people elect legislators and ministers to fulfil their policies. The role of the ministers is to give…

— Atishi

Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

— Antony Jay

Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs - consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.

— Manmohan Singh