Condoleezza Rice Quotes

Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.

Our country is governed by the rule of law and our procedures are based on law.

Justice, not the majority, should rule.

Let's create a legal system that can work.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

You have a good judicial system in the U.S., as you have learned from the Nixon-Watergate period.

Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system.

It is during our most challenging and uncertain moments that our nation's commitment to due process is most severely tested; and it is in those times that we must preserve our commitment at home to the principles for which we fight abroad

Such a trial is not only unlawful but is a gross blunder in policy. It denies the great, fundamental principle, that ours is a government of Law, and that the law is strong enough to rule the people wisely and well.

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice.

The rule of law means that law and justice are upheld by an independent judiciary. The judgments of the European Court of Justice have to be respected by all. To undermine them, or to undermine the independence of national courts, is to strip citizens of their fundamental rights. The rule of law is not optional in the European Union. It is a must.

If everyone on the Court always voted for the prosecution against the defendant, for the corporation against the plaintiffs, and for the government against the condemned, a vital spark of American democracy would be extinguished.

I think we live in a country that sometimes forgets how effective the rule of law is, perhaps because our governments have often found it inconvenient.

We've got an outstanding justice system. Our judiciary are respected around the world. It is a key part of what we are as a country. It's an area where there is a strong political consensus behind that and perhaps in an era of populism it's important that we preserve those qualities.

We all need good laws, and an independent, impartial, and efficient judiciary to verify the constitutionality of those laws.

I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic.

South Korea is a vigorous democracy, with strong judicial institutions and a commitment to the rule of law.

Were I confirmed as a judge, I would decide cases according to the rule of law beginning to end.

I think for any society to develop and become a civilized society, they need an independent judiciary.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that rule of law and the basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail.