“But the wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting; that the State must follow, and notlead the character and progress of the citizen; the strongest usurper is quickly got rid of; and they only who build on Ideas, build for eternity; and that the form of government which prevails, is the expression of what cultivation exists in the population which permits it.” KnowsIdeasStatesCharacterGovernmentFormLawWiseProgressExpressionCitizensEternityPopulationFoolishSandStrongestPermitLegislationRopeForms Of GovernmentCultivationUsurpers Book:The Annotated Emerson Source: The Annotated Emerson
“There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I happened to favor the other piece of legislation and thought that it would be better for the senior citizens to provide better care than the one that was finally passed.” ProblemWould BeCarePiecesHappenedCitizensMeetingsCongressFavorsLegislationSeniorMedicareSenior Citizen Author:Ronald Reagan
“We must protect the right of citizens to practice their religions freely. As president, I will support federal and state-level legislation like the Religious Freedom Restoration Acts that protect citizens and their churches from government intrusion.” StatesGovernmentPresidentChurchReligiousLevelsPracticeSupportCitizensProtectLegislationRestorationReligious FreedomIntrusion Author:Carly Fiorina
“Between now and then, after 43 years of European marriage, the whole body of legislation will therefore have to be disentangled. That entails a whole range of specific and very complex questions: what will be the future legal status of the millions of EU citizens in the UK and the millions of Britons on the continent?” YearsWholeBodyMillionsCitizensComplexesRangeNow And ThenContinentsLegislationBritons Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“Obama has done things like Hitler did. Let me be very careful here. The National Socialists rounded people up and held them without trial, signed legislation that gave torture impunity, and spied on their citizens, just as Obama has. It isn't a question of what has been done that Hitler did. It's what does every dictator do, on the left or the right, that is being done here and now.” PeopleDoeHas BeensDoneLeftCitizensLet MeCarefulTrialsTortureDictatorLegislationHere And NowBeing DoneImpunity Author:Naomi Wolf
“I think that many citizens understand how our system works, or rather, fails to work, for structural reasons. But who has the capacity and the incentives to bring change? The banks and other corporations love the system because it allows them to buy legislation that serves their own interests even at the expense of the vast majority of citizens. Incumbent politicians love the system because it allows them to raise millions of dollars toward defending their seats.” ThinkingReasonInterestMillionsFailingCitizensPoliticianCapacityRaisesMajorityDollarsCorporationsSeatsExpensesLegislationIncentivesIncumbents Author:Thomas Pogge
“Drafts of domestic legislation must be published, debated and publicly voted on, which gives ample opportunities to civil society organizations and ordinary citizens to at least understand what's being proposed and to voice and to organize opposition before the decision is made.” GivingMadeOpportunityVoiceDecisionCitizensOrdinaryOrganizationOppositionOrganizeLegislationCivil SocietyOrdinary Citizens Author:Thomas Pogge