Rule Of Law Quotes

“Civil disobedience, as I put it to the audience, was not the problem, despite the warnings of some that it threatened social stability, that it led to anarchy. The greatest danger, I argued, was civil obedience, the submission of individual conscience to governmental authority. Such obedience led to the horrors we saw in totalitarian states, and in liberal states it led to the public's acceptance of war whenever the so-called democratic government decided on it...

In such a world, the rule of law maintains things as they are. Therefore, to begin the process of change, to stop a war, to establish justice, it may be necessary to break the law, to commit acts of civil disobedience, as Southern black did, as antiwar protesters did.”
― Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times

“They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.”
― Calvin Coolidge

“When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.”
― Bertrand Russell

“Durable political systems ultimately rely on institutions, not individuals.”
― Gideon Rachman, The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World

“If we do not have justice for the rule of law, then society shall be broken.”
― RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 2018

“When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses.”
― Pericles

“Let the soldier yield to the civilian”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Rule of law is the grey area between the two extremes, viz. the moral norm of individual liberty and state coercion. When it is at the former end, it is anarchy; when at the latter, it is totalitarian repressive state. In the real world, every state operates somewhere between these two extremes. Democracies have to place restrictions on individual liberty to prevent a descent into anarchy; dictators have to provide a modicum of individual freedom to prevent desperate rebellion.”
― R. N. Prasher

“If you love freedom, then you are going to have to pay for it. Not only by paying taxes but by making the commitment to live by the principles that are essential for freedom to survive. That includes respecting the rule of law and if you have set that aside for political reasons, then you are a threat to our democracy and our freedoms.”
― RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 2018

“Preserving the difference between “rule of law” and “law for rule” is essential for democracy.”
― Pawan Pandit

“There shall be no money; all shall eat and drink om my score. And I will apparel them all in one livery, that they may agree like brothers, and worship me their lord.'
'The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers!'
'Nay, that I mean to do.”
― William Shakespeare

“It's characteristic of a number of kinds of authoritarianism to represent politically neutral organizations as biased against you, because the rule of law IS biased against you if you're a criminal.”
― Jason Stanley

“The world will not be destroyed by evil people but by good people who do nothing to stop it. Hopefully there will always be good people courageous enough to take on the bad guys, this is the only way humanity can hope for salvation”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“We are a country that could not keep the Jinnah’s vision for equal rights, privileges, and obligations; could not stop voilence towards minorities; could not win a war against vast racial disparities, retrograde enemy; cannot conquer a disease of corruption and bad governance; and cannot bring itself to trust the government.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“There are Calleys in every army. What makes them dangerous is a set of circumstances in which their homicidal aberrations can run amok. The laws of war say that it is the responsibility of the highest leadership to do all in its power to prevent such circumstances from occurring.”
― Neil Sheehan

“Burn all the records of the realm.
My mouth shall be the parliament of England!”
― William Shakespeare

“banana republic: (n.) lawless society where the monkeys rule.”
― Sol Luckman, The Angel's Dictionary

“The rule is quite simple, if a state desires to bring positive change into the society, then it has to change itself by sowing the seeds of responsibility, character, and grace.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Wounds inflicted on the face of democracy are wounds that will bleed in us.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Of the many unanswered questions surrounding the right to religious freedom, one of the most pressing is if the parliamentary proceedings and constitutional guarantees have failed to protect religious diversity, then the price of freedom is beyond measure.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Respect for the rule of law is about belief in the capacity of that law to dispense justice, fairness and equality for all. But laws aren't passed by principles - they're passed by governments, and governments can be unjust and unfair. Our anti-strike laws are one of many manifestations of this fact.”
― Sally McManus, On Fairness

“I often struggle to breathe but resist thinking of the lost faith in the judicial system, incompetent politicians, and military dictators who worked hard to wheel me off into the intensive care unit (ICU) by placing my future on a ventilator. Now, my life support is a drip feed of foreign loans and emergency cash injections from lenders and friends. Have I told you my name? My name is Pakistan.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“When it comes to business, there is elasticity behind the rule of law. It’s as elastic as chewing gum.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“Justice knows no bias. It wears the blindfold of equality, serving the rich and the poor with unwavering impartiality. The rule of law stands tall, demanding respect from all.”
― DON SANTO

“Women are infantilized, demeaned, deprived of dignity, denied their rights, and all in the name of the rule of law. The elite approach followed within the courtrooms often asserts supremacy while excluding the poor, women, children, Dalits, tribals, and other subaltern groups. In itself, a court cannot change the law, yet, the court has the power to interpret and implement the given law in a sensitive manner while upholding the constitutional spirit and values, and that is what a litigant
expects and society hopes for. However, this is not happening.”
― Shalu Nigam

“The rule of law can be a powerful force in human affairs.”
― Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

“Weak justice system can overdose human rights crisis.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“He lifts his face and she sees the eyes of a man who has not slept and is met with pity for him, for what is known by the telling of the hands, how the man has been trained for the rules of the game but the game is changed so what now is the man?”
― Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

“The standard set up by statute is not a rule of law, it is rather a way of life.”
― Telpner, Expert Witnessing in Forensic Account (02) by Telpner, Zeph - Mostek, Michael [Hardcover (2002)]