Laws Quotes

Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws.

And these things are pretty much foundational: thou shall not kill, steal, bear false witness. All these things are embedded into the laws we enjoy in our nation.

It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison.

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.

Members of Congress must live according to the same laws as everyone else.

A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.

Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.

All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States.

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.

Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.

Petty laws breed great crimes.

Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation.

As our country increasingly relies on electronic information storage and communication, it is imperative that our Government amend our information security laws accordingly.

The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.

Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.

In 1933, the Nazis came to power and the more systematic persecution of the Jews followed quickly. Laws were enacted which excluded Jewish children from higher education in public schools.

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.

Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.

According to well-known electrodynamic laws, an electron moving in a magnetic field is acted upon by a force which runs perpendicular to the direction of motion of the electron and to the direction of the magnetic field, and whose magnitude is easily determined.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space/time point.

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.

If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from.

The laws are still very unclear. Cells are still taken from people without consent - a lot of people don't realize it.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment.

No inanimate object is ever fully determined by the laws of physics and chemistry.

Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards.