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  • One of these is the rule of law.†   (source)
  • Rule of law is what separates civilized men from savages.†   (source)
  • But is that what it means to live under the rule of law? Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. once defined law as "the prophesies of what courts will do." Maybe Justice Holmes has put his finger on our problem. Today in America, justice may be neutral, but nobody has any idea what a court will do.   (source)
  • Historically, liberal democracies have developed in stages. First security from foreign invasion, then rule of law in the economic sphere (property rights). Then rule of law in the public sphere (constitutionalism). And finally voting rights for all citizens.
  • ...the greater the freedom to compete and the stronger the rule of law, the greater the material wealth produced.   (source)
  • It is often easier to predict the outcome of a case by knowing the names of the judges than by knowing the applicable legal doctrine.
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    America is moving from the rule of law to the rule of judges.   (source)
  • So I cling to my belief in the rule of law.†   (source)
  • "It's not compatible with a society based on the rule of law, at least not in its present form.†   (source)
  • Like Tinkerbell, the rule of law has been seriously injured by doubt.†   (source)
  • Finally, I've come to believe that the true measure of our commitment to justice, the character of our society; our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot be measured by how we treat the rich, the powerful, the privileged, and the respected among us.†   (source)
  • However, although the Varden aren't a country and we answer to no one's authority but our own, that doesnot give you or anyone else leave to ignore the rule of law as laid down by my predecessors or as it's observed here in Surda.†   (source)
  • The Riders began as a means to keep the peace between elves and dragons, but in the end, their main purpose became upholding the rule of law throughout the land.†   (source)
  • If you can think of another, better way to enforce the rule of law among spellcasters, I would be delighted.†   (source)
  • We do happen to have the rule of law in this country, and nobody should be condemned without their day in court.†   (source)
  • Those who believe in it must stand up and say--I must say--I believe in the rule of law and will not accept its being taken away.†   (source)
  • I realize now that what's good on this earth does not happen as a matter of course; it has to be created and maintained by the effort of love and by submission to the Rule of Law.†   (source)
  • The minute enough of us stop believing, stop insisting that the law protect us all, and that every single one of us is accountable to the law--in that moment, the rule of law will be gone.†   (source)
  • When you get right down to it, the rule of law only exists because enough of us believe in it and insist that everyone, even the nonbelievers, behave as if it exists.†   (source)
  • In times of crisis and threat, there is a temptation to stop believing in the rule of law--a temptation to think that it weakens rather than protects us.†   (source)
  • It is the rule of law that governs us, that protects each one of us when we stand alone against those who disagree with us, or fear us, or do not like us because we are different.†   (source)
  • Maybe we do need to sacrifice personal liberties to be safe, but then I remember that generations of Americans bled and died to create and protect the rule of law, and I wonder: If we ignore it now, how will we ever get it back?†   (source)
  • The Rule of Law.†   (source)
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