Rule Of Law Quotes - Page 9

• The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It's not that it guarantees peace with itself or with its neighbors. ... Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality.

  Rory Stewart

  Motivation, Inspiration, Law

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• In a democracy - even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-?litist one - the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law.

  Nadine Gordimer

  Law, White, Judging

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• In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.

  Bianca Jagger

  Dream, Equality, Law

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• For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the last century, one Asian country after another has downloaded these killer apps- competition, modern science, the rule of law and private property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and the work ethic. Those six things are the secret sauce of Western civilization.

  Niall Ferguson

  Country, Years, Law

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• We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge.

  Matt Blunt

  Stupid, Law, Shadow

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• A country's adhering to the rule of law does not mean that its citizens will not do bad things.

  James Inhofe

  Country, Mean, Law

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• Every woman who appears wrestles with the forces that would have her disappear. She struggles with the forces that would tell her story for her, or write her out of the story ... The ability to tell your own story, in words or images, is already a victory, already a revolt.

  Rebecca Solnit

  Women, Struggle, Writing

  "Men Explain Things to Me". Book by Rebecca Solnit, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2014.

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• Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Struggle, Dedication, Law

  Olusegun Obasanjo, Ad' Obe Obe (2004). “A new dawn: a collection of speeches of President Olusegun Obasanjo”, Spectrum Books Ltd

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• For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law.
  By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Controversial Topics, Law

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite flaws, America should be proud" by Ai Weiwei, www.cnn.com. November 6, 2012.

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• I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for.

  Samantha Power

  Thinking, Law, United States

  "Ambassador Nominee Samantha Power On The Role Of The United Nations". Interview with Tom Jacobs, psmag.com. June 5, 2013.

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• True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.

  Jonathan Sacks

  Rights, Law, Justice

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• I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.

  Paul Krugman

  Believe, Law, Political

  "The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming America From The Right". Book by Paul Krugman, October 1, 2007.

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• I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong's rule of law.

  Edward Snowden

  Fighting, Opportunity, Government

  "Whistle-blower Edward Snowden tells SCMP: 'Let Hong Kong people decide my fate'". China Morning Post Interveiw, www.scmp.com. June 12, 2013.

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• George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

  Bianca Jagger

  Law, Walking Away, Rights

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• Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.

  Julian Assange

  Agency, Law, Secret

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• Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.

  Benazir Bhutto

  Military, Gun, Law

  "A Conversation with Benazir Bhutto". Interview with Richard N. Haass, www.cfr.org. August 15, 2007.

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• Terrorism can never be accepted. We must fight it together, with methods that do not compromise our respect for the rule of law and human rights, or are used as an excuse for others to do so.

  Anna Lindh

  Fighting, Rights, Law

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• The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.

  James Bovard

  Father, Equality, Law

  "An Interview with James Bovard". "Talkin' to America" with Aaron Zelman, jpfo.org. January 25, 2006.

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• With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Law, Progress, Kind

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• In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It's inescapable.

  Kirk Cameron

  Law, Morality, Form

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• Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.

  Stockwell Day

  Law, Principles, Canada

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• What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Law, Democracy, Separation

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• I think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.

  John Fund

  Thinking, Law, Focus

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• Even Republicans seem to think that these undocumented Democrats could be made [GOP] voters...and what happens is that two out every three that would be legalized [and] become Democrats. And it's not 12 million. It's more like 20 million...But it isn't just the equation of 2/3 of over 20 million that will vote for the guy who opposes our conservative candidate whoever that might be, but it's also those who will leave us if we fail them...We have to go back and tie together and restore the pillars of American exceptionalism and the rule of law is essential.

  Steve King

  Thinking, Law, Two

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• Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.

  Oliver Goldsmith

  Men, Law, Justice

  'The Traveller' (1764) l. 386

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