Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man... →
Louis D. Brandeis
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure... →
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.
'Free markets' is not a liberal or conservative issue. The rule of law is not a Right or Left issue. Those are American principles since our... →
Dave Brat
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.
Bertolt Brecht
When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American... →
John O. Brennan
We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest... →
We are a nation of laws, and we will always act within the bounds of the law.
As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to... →