Legislature Quotes

“1. Society needs laws. While anarchy can often turn a humdrum weekend into something unforgettable, eventually the mob must be kept from stealing the conch and killing Piggy. And while it would be nice if that "something" was simple human decency, anybody who has witnessed the "50% Off Wedding Dress Sale" at Filene's Basement knows we need a backup plan—preferably in writing. On the other hand, too many laws can result in outright tyranny, particularly if one of those laws is "Kneel before Zod." Somewhere between these two extremes lies the legislative sweet-spot that produces just the right amount of laws for a well-adjusted society—more than zero, less than fascism.”
― Jon Stewart, America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

“No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”
― Gideon Tucker

“A Locrian who proposed any new law stood forth in the assembly of the people with a cord round his neck, and if the law was rejected, the innovator was instantly strangled.”
― Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“The other members of the legal fraternity especially the court officers/lawyers should be encouraged to aid in interpretation of statutes by handing down suggestions to the legislators through a proper channel which shall be specially devised for the purpose. When legal experts fail to  exercise their professional prudence,  the purpose of law, receives a major blow, and on the contrary leads to chaos and exogenous delivery of justice oblivious of the intention of the legislature/law maker in promulgating a particular statute.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“By its very nature, politics appears to be a system that has great difficulty preserving what the patriot dreamt of and died for.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Rulings – or laws – are so far ahead of reality; or if Courts, having decreed a remedy, do not follow up to ensure that it is being adhered to...”
― Arun Shourie, Courts and their Judgements: Premises, Prerequisites, Consequences

“That axiom applies to judgments as much as to the laws themselves.”
― Arun Shourie, Courts and their Judgements: Premises, Prerequisites, Consequences