Donna Brazile Quotes
The law is only our best approximation of justice, and the law needs constant revision.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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It's the Law of God that gave the stability to Christian civilization.
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Sharia law does not exist in the Koran. It was created by man.
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In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.
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During my first round of law school applications, I didn't even apply to Yale, Harvard, or Stanford - the mystical 'top three' schools. I didn't think I had a chance at those places. More important, I didn't think it mattered; all lawyers get good jobs, I assumed.
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Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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Removing government-created obstacles to small business growth is what Washington should be addressing, and this focus should start with removing the herculean impediments to job creation found in the health care law.
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Even a single Justice can have a profound impact on the country.
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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Would this country be better off if no one drank? Yes, it would be, but we tried that; it doesn't work. I don't want to tell anybody that they can't have as many drinks as they want every single night of the week as long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car.
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It is not hard to see why the FBI wants wiretapping backdoors. It would certainly make its job easier. But rejiggering the Internet so government can conveniently monitor everything we say and do online is too high a price to pay for making law enforcement more efficient.
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When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.
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If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
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When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.
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My fiancee's brother-in-law was recently paralysed in an accident and it really brought home the fact that thousands of young people live with spinal injuries. It's an issue I wish had more coverage.
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The problems of this country are not going to be solved by one actor or even 10 actors. The problems are far too big. On the screen we get poetic justice in three hours. Poetic justice doesn’t come in a lifetime.
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I don't want to come across as a pretty looking girl. Because it is very easy - wear good clothes, wear good make-up, and you'll look good. I know my abilities.
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We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being. It is possible. If the individual is happier, his or her family is happier; if families are happy, neighborhoods and nations will be happy. By transforming ourselves we can change our human way of life and make this a century of compassion.
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I'm a prosecutor first and foremost, and as a judge, I put people in jail for extended periods of time when that was appropriate.
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The law is only our best approximation of justice, and the law needs constant revision.
