America Quote by Thomas Paine

... in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.

— Thomas Paine

There is no king where there is no law

— Proverb

No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power…

— Thomas Paine

The King himself should be under no man, but under God and the Law.

— Edward Coke

Who to himself is law, no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed.

— George Chapman

Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept.

— John Selden

No king should rule absolutely, like a dictator.

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.

— Kate DiCamillo

Law is king of all.

— Henry Alford

Who to himself is law no law doth need; offends none and is king indeed.

— George Chapman

Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at…

— Anthony Lewis

King is a title which translated into several languages, signifies a magistrate with as many different degrees of power as there are kingdoms in…

— John Arbuthnot