Law Quote by Richard B. McKenzie Download Open image ““The law of unintended consequences rules, often with deadly silence.”” — Richard B. McKenzie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Law Silence Unintended consequences
“as per the law of unintended consequences, no matter what people’s intention when they do something, they rarely know what the ultimate outcome of… — James Wallman Copy Share Image
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“There are always consequences. Nothing occurs without consequences. You must face consequences.” — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
“Rules are meant to protect us, so I follow them. Something might feel good at the moment, but the consequences are scary.” — Wendy Higgins Copy Share Image
“Rules are a useful guideline and generally should be heeded, but blindly following them eventually and inevitably leads to disaster.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It's not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.” — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
“No undesirable behavior has ever been eliminated by passing a law against it.” — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
“Consequences were a strange beast, sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden, more often than not different to those expected.” — Mitchell Hogan Copy Share Image
“I always feel it’s not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.” — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
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“people's stupidity probably explains much of what people do and don't do, as I have conceded all along in this book.” — Richard B. McKenzie Copy Share Image
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America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
[Islam] Leaves no room of human legislation in an Islamic state, because herein all legislative functions vest in God and the only function left… — Abul A'la Maududi Copy Share Image
I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the same time… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
Dictatorship is rule based directly upon force and unrestricted by any laws. The revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat is rule won and maintained by… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Maybe law enforcement would like the ability to turn on the camera on your Mac. — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A man has a right to use a saw, an axe, a plane, separately; may he not combine their uses on the same piece… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image