Quotes about law
law land constitution-of-the-united-states
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land. James Madison
law support religion
[Christianity] existed and flourishes, not only without the support of human laws, but in spite of every opposition from them.
law different watches
Every new regulation concerning commerce or revenue; or in any manner affecting the value of the different species of property, presents a new harvest to those who watch the change and can trace its consequences; a harvest reared not by themselves but by the toils and cares of the great body of their fellow citizens. This is a state of things in which it may be said with some truth that laws are made for the few not for the many.
law void congress
[I]t is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law, than to declare it void after it has passed.
law class america
If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of the society? I answer, the genius of the whole system, the nature of just and constitutional laws, and above all the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of America, a spirit which nourishes freedom, and in return is nourished by it.
law operations mass
They can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of the society.
law america constitution
The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.
law public-opinion opinion
Public opinion's always in advance of the law. John Galsworthy
law stones majestic
The law is what it is-a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.
law nuclear waste
The DOE and DOD are among the most notorious offenders of our hazardous waste laws. John Dingell
law-of-attraction choices attraction
The best choices will always be the most loving.
law magic way
I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print. John Mortimer
law common-sense nails
No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
law arguing sin
So many laws argues so many sins. John Milton
law agency evil
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand
law pirate world
Drink a health to the wonders of the western world, the pirates, preachers, poteen-makers, with the jobbing jockies; parching peelers, and the juries fill their stomachs selling judgments of the English law. John Millington Synge
law perfect shining
In the maxims of the law, God is seen as the rewarder of perfect righteousness and the avenger of sin. But in Christ, His face shines out, full of grace and gentleness to poor, unworthy sinners. John Calvin
law neighbor endeavor
Unless we endeavor to do good to our neighbor, through our cruelty we transgress this law
law understanding tools
Von Neumann languages do not have useful properties for reasoning about programs. Axiomatic and denotational semantics are precise tools for describing and understanding conventional programs, but they only talk about them and cannot alter their ungainly properties. Unlike von Neumann languages, the language of ordinary algebra is suitable both for stating its laws and for transforming an equation into its solution, all within the "language. John Backus
law brain opinion
If materialism is true, it seems to me that we cannot know that it is true. If my opinions are the result of the chemical processes going on in my brain, they are determined by the laws of chemistry, not those of logic. John B. S. Haldane
law choices disease
You cannot escape from the biological law of cause and effect - food choices are the most significant cause of disease and premature death. Joel Fuhrman
law progress tasks
Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set himself the task of discovering the law of motion of capitalism, and if there is any hope of progress in economics at all, it must be in using academic methods to solve the problems posed by Marx. Joan Robinson
law class income
If there is any law governing the distribution of income between classes, it still remains to be discovered.
law wife lawyer
Some women take up the law and become lawyers. Other women lay down the law and become wives. Joan Rivers
law america england
My ancestors were Puritans from England. They arrived here in 1648 in the hope of finding greater restrictions than were permissible under English law at that time. Garrison Keillor
law government liberty
We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax. No tinkering with this, that, or the other law will stop the trend toward socialism. We must repeal the Sixteenth Amendment. Frank Chodorov
law views expression
Whether I sign a bill or not, is generally an expression of my personal view on the subject. It's not an interpretation of an existing law. George Deukmejian
law withdrawal deposits
When you make such a large withdrawal of happiness, somewhere you'll have to make an equally large deposit. It all goes back to the universal law of equilibrium. Gayle Forman
law want way
I want freedom and I realize that the only way to get it is to quit breaking the law. Gary Gilmore
law america england
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress. Lord Acton
law people should
There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
law liberty harmony
Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.
law memorial national officers proceeds
All the proceeds go to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.