Rule Of Law Quotes

• The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Life, Mean, Law

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• One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that rule of law and the basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail.

  Barack Obama

  Passion, Government, Law

  Barack Obama's Remarks with President Pena Nieto of Mexico in Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 22, 2016.

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• Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Country, Deep Love, Order

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• The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Law, Civilization, Choices

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.363, Best Books on

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• Law is order, and good law is good order.

  Aristotle

  Order, Law

  Aristotle, Aeterna Press (2015). “Politics”, p.181, Aeterna Press

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• The rule of law doesn't mean the police are in charge, but that we all answer to the same laws.

  Edward Snowden

  Mean, Law, Police

  Source: www.thenation.com

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• Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

  Ronald Reagan

  Motivational, God, Freedom

  Remarks at the Annual Convention of the the National Association of Evangelicals, delivered 8 March 1983, Orlando, Florida

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• Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Acceptance, Law

  Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”

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• It is the rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Law, Worst, Gangsters

  Ludwig Von Mises (1947). “Planned Chaos”, p.51, Ludwig von Mises Institute

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• Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law.

  John F. Kennedy

  Law, May, Force

  Vanderbilt University 90th Anniversary Convocation Address, delivered 18 May 1963, Vanderbilt University Stadium, Nashville Tennessee

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• The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

  Lal Bahadur Shastri

  Law, Democracy, Structure

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• [T]he rule of law does more than ensure freedom from high-handed action by rulers. It ensures justice between man and man however humble the one and however powerful the other. A man with five dollars in the bank can call to account the corporation with five billion dollars in assets-and the two will be heard as equals before the law.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Powerful, Humble, Men

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.362, Best Books on

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• When dictators and tyrants seek to destroy the freedoms of men, their first target is the legal profession and through it the rule of law.

  Leon Jaworski

  Men, Law, Tyrants

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• The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

  Caroline Kennedy

  Mean, Independent, Wind

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• I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Believe, Rights, Law

  "Obama Picks Hispanic Woman For Supreme Court". "National Public Radio News", www.npr.org. May 27, 2009.

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• When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.

  Pope John Paul II

  Heart, Men, Law

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• Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. And where all three are present, you stand a very good chance of making a go of it.

  Kofi Annan

  Rights, Law, Healthy

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• When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.

  Ronald Reagan

  Determination, Freedom, War

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.249, Simon and Schuster

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• I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Men, Anchors, Law

  Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1859). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence”, p.71

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• There can be no civil peace without the rule of law.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Law

  Source: www.voanews.com

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• Big guy and little guy, it should make no difference. The rule of law demands neutrality.

  Jon Kyl

  Law, Differences, Guy

  Jon Kyl during U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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• Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Rights, Law, Connected

  Source: www.voanews.com

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• Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.

  Barack Obama

  Father, Men, Rights

  First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

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• When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.

  Atifete Jahjaga

  Accountability, Enlightenment, Information

  "Kosovar President Atifete Jahjaga: the Four Key Ingredients for Peace". thehill.com. June 14, 2012.

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• The legal system we have and the rule of law are far more responsible for our traditional liberties than any system of one man one vote. Any country or Government which wants to proceed towards tyranny starts to undermine legal rights and undermine the law.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Country, Men, Rights

  Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

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