Rule Quotes

In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule.

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.

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.

The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses.

A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself.

Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.

To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years.

The first rule to living in America is 'Stop tap dancing, you fool!'.

It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.

What is a diary as a rule? A document useful to the person who keeps it. Dull to the contemporary who reads it and invaluable to the student, centuries afterwards, who treasures it.

No king should rule absolutely, like a dictator.

I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced and sold for advertisements and done in ways I hate.

We need responsible regulations, not regulations that have gone wild. For example, the EPA has a rule that is going to be implemented Jan. 1, 2012, where they're going to begin to regulate dust. That's right, dust. It's called PM 2.5. That is focusing on the wrong thing.

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason.

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.

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

I am convinced that the majority of American people do understand that we have a moral responsibility to foster the concepts of opportunity, free enterprise, the rule of law, and democracy. They understand that these values are the hope of the world.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic.

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it slip into its pages that, 'Texas is the future.'

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand.

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions.