- Intelligence
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a city says, 'If you're illegal, come here, we're not going to prosecute you,' the federal law should supersede the local mayor's edict.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.
- Domesticated
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to go on chat rooms on AOL, back when those things existed, and argue with believers in evolution and argued with them that it was against God's law to believe in evolution. It was something I believed really personally.
- Law And Order
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- Nov 07, 2020
Justice is merely incidental to law and order.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.'
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Serbia has shown enough patience, but it has also sent a clear and strong message that the law must be respected and that no one is stronger than the state.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020