George H. W. Bush Quotes

No officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law, just because they are responsible for upholding the law.

You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.

No individual, no organization, no government is above the law.

While I respect the professionals at the FBI, this announcement defies explanation. No one should be above the law.

There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold senior officials to account with the same laws that every other citizen in the country is held to," or "This is a nation that believes in the rule of law."

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

No one in the Emirates is above the law and accountability.

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.

The American people must be able to trust that their courts and law enforcement will uphold, protect, and defend their constitutional rights.

No one can be immune from our laws; everyone must be held to account.

There's no excuse for breaking the law.

No one is above the law, not even the President.

When officers' actions violate their duty, justice should be served in accordance with our legal system.

I don't want to live in a country where the elites like Hillary Clinton do not live under the same laws as the rest of us. She needs to be held to account.

The Attorney General is not above the law.

There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.

Our government has to be held accountable for enforcing the law. Tamir Rice, the fact that they could exonerate that police person [who killed him], and Tamir's family was charged for the ambulance to take him [to the hospital]. It's inhumane.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.

People hand over the power to you withimmense faith. It's your job to ensure tough implementation of laws.

There is no more important institution in our country than the Department of Justice.

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.