- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Law Quotes
Rules, choices, and the order behind them.
This page draws on law in a broad sense — the rigorous logic of scientific theory, the real fork in the road between law school and an acting career, and a general preference for a quiet evening over anything more dramatic. For the legal system specifically, see our Legal quotes.
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- Tell
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to tell the law and order machinery not to spare anyone who indulges in unlawful activities.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
As we approached our work, my colleagues and I looked to the U.S. Constitution for guidance. It states, 'No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.' No person, no exceptions.
- Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020
To argue that it is unconstitutional for local law enforcement to be a legitimate partner in immigration enforcement is shortsighted. It is evidence of a lack of commitment to securing our borders and a lack of appreciation for the proper role of the states in supporting federal law enforcement priorities.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, there is a presumption that the legitimate police powers of the states are not to be pre-empted by federal law unless Congress has made that purpose clear.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.
- Illusion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.
- Enough People
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- Nov 07, 2020
But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what they thought they appointed him for, and stays with the separation of powers, and with the right of the law to decide.
- Loyalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If your theory is found to be against the second law of theromodynamics, I give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The law is reason, free from passion.
- Nov 07, 2020
Law is mind without reason.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020