Eliot Ness Quotes

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced

Protests are fine. But in South Carolina we believe in the rule of law, and the people of this state should never doubt that as governor, I will enforce it.

Civil war was taught them [Americans] that "the sacred right of insurrection" is as much out of place in a democratic state as in an aristocratic or a monarchical state; and that the government should always be clothed with ample authority to arrest and punish whoever plots its destruction.

I grieve to see that the Government is governed by the hurrahs of the soldiers or the citizens. It does not lead opinion, but follows it.

Our whole system of self-government will crumble either if officials elect what laws they will enforce or citizens elect what laws they will support.

All constitutional laws are binding on all the people, in the new States and in the old ones, whether they consent to be bound by them or not.

Make but few laws but see them well observed when once made.

If any considerable number of citizens who are generally law abiding think that some particular statute is bad enough in itself or dangerous enough in its indirect effects to make it worthwhile to block its enforcement, they can do so.

The colonists were struggling not only against the armies of a great nation, but against the settled opinions of mankind; for the world did not then believe that the supreme authority of government could be safely entrusted to the guardianship of the people themselves.

There never was a law yet made, I conceive, that hit the taste exactly of every man, or every part of the community; of course, if this be a reason for opposition, no law can be executed at all without force

Any law that takes hold of a man’s daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it.

All of us know that if an individual, a community, or a state is going continuously and successfully to defy the rulings of the courts, then anarchy results.

At the end of the day, we must respect the rule of law in respective jurisdictions.

Jon Tester no longer can say that he supports the principles and values of the people of Montana.

It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.

If somebody flouts laws unconstitutionally, they will not get support from the BJP.

I just couldn't believe that the police would fire tear gas into what had been a peaceful protest. I was running around, face burning, and nothing I saw looked like America to me.

The nation state law has nothing controversial.

Of course in a democracy the government and the citizens have to abide by court rulings, even if we don't like them or don't agree with them.

It is my responsibility to ensure the Internal Revenue Service respects the Constitutional rights of all Americans while enforcing the nation's laws.

First of all, CIA follows the law.

The Attorney General is not above the law.

Personally, I think what's happening in my beautiful country is embarrassing, but I also know that Trump doesn't speak for the majority of us.

I simply apply the law fairly and equally to all our citizens.

I will put the needs of the citizens of all creeds and backgrounds in our community over the needs of individuals who decide to break the law to come to our nation.