Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2006-08-05 Aug 4, 2006If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July speakers – normally good Americans, but Americans who fail to comprehend what is required to keep our country strong and free, Americans who have been lulled away into a false security.~ Ezra Taft BensonThe fundamental principle is this: No matter how worthwhile an end may be, if there is no constitutional authority to pursue it, then the federal government must step aside and leave the matter to the states or to private parties. The president and Congress can proceed only from constitutional authority, not from good intentions alone. If Congress thinks it necessary to expand its powers, the Framers crafted an amendment process for that purpose. But too often, rather than follow that process, Congress has disregarded the limits set by the Constitution and gutted our frontline defense against overweening federal government.~ Robert A. LevyIf ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.~ Samuel Adams Aug 3, 2006If politicians don't respect the law, why should citizens respect politicians?~ Debra SaundersThe test for whether one is living in a police state is that those who are charged with enforcing the law are allowed to break the laws with impunity.~ Jon RolandLove your country, but never trust its government.~ Robert A. Heinlein Aug 2, 2006Seditious libel is the doctrine that flourished in England during and after the Star Chamber. It is the hallmark of closed societies throughout the world. Under it criticism of government is viewed as defamation and punished as a crime.~ Harry Kalven, Jr.Every attempt to gag the free expression of thought is an unsocial act against society. That is why judges and juries who try to enforce such laws make themselves ridiculous.~ Jay FoxJudges ... rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.~ Justice Warren E. Burger Aug 1, 2006The jury has the right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy.~ John JayTo say that subjects in general are not proper judges (of the law) when their governors oppress them and play the tyrant, and when they defend their rights ...is as great a treason as ever a man uttered... (more)~ Jonathan MayhewThe jury in all criminal cases, shall be the judges of the law and the facts.~ Georgia, Declaration of Rights Jul 31, 2006Laws provide against injury from others, but not from ourselves.~ Thomas JeffersonIt is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of his own folly. Government should be repressive no further than is necessary to secure liberty by protecting the equal rights of each from aggression on the part of others, and the moment governmental prohibitions extend beyond this line they are in danger of defeating the very ends they are intended to serve.~ Henry GeorgeNo one ever heard of the truth being enforced by law. When the secular is called in to sustain an idea, whether new or old, it is always a bad idea, and not infrequently it is downright idiotic.~ H. L. Mencken Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print