Intention Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Laws, especially those of a constitutional nature like the Basic Law, which have been formulated through reasonable legislative processes, should never be freely interpreted…

— Carrie Lam

Let all the laws be clear, uniform and precise for interpreting laws is almost always to corrupt them.

— Voltaire

Courts should interpret the law but leave elected lawmakers to create it.

— Dominic Raab

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

— Aristotle

Laws must be justified by something more than the will of the majority. They must rest on the eternal foundation of righteousness.

— Amity Shlaes

The thing to keep in mind is that laws are framed by those who happen to be in power and for the purpose of…

— Anonymous

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to…

— James Callaghan

“Laws are made for one purpose only (...) to hold us in check when our desires grow immoderate. As long as our desires are…

— J.M. Coetzee

Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for…

— Anonymous

The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not…

— Catherine the Great

Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of…

— Fredrik Bajer

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. As in other sciences, so in politics, it is impossible…

— Aristotle