Edward Livingston Quotes

United States, Judge
May 28, 1764 – May, 23, 1836.

Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764 – May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both New York and then Louisiana in Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1831 to 1833.

I think you have to take these numbers with a grain of salt, ... What this all means is really very hard to determine.

Edward Livingston
- Determine
- Grain
- Salt
It means that through knowledge have come responsibility and hope, and through both, action.

Edward Livingston
- Hope
- Knowledge
- Action

By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime.

Edward Livingston
- Mind
- Words
- Law
No nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers, but many have been brought to ruin and reduced to slavery by suffering gradual impositions and abuses.

Edward Livingston
- Suffering
- Slavery
To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always.

Edward Livingston
- Comfort
- Relieve
There is a definite cost to doing nothing.

Edward Livingston
- Cost