Rohini Nilekani Quotes

We are a nation of laws.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

We have to be a nation of laws.

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.

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.

I think that all of us, as Americans, are due due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it's the foundation upon which this country was built.

The basic guarantees of our Constitution are warrants for the here and now, and unless there is an overwhelmingly compelling reason, they are to be promptly fulfilled.

It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit.

Preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal of any society that purports to be governed by the rule of law.

Can I suggest that the sheriff and the district attorney, in the lunch break, go out and read the Constitution.

The day must come when the rule of law replaces emergency decrees an when the independent judiciary replace arbitrary justice.

There is a problem. We do have this little thing called the Constitution.

The most difficult thing to build up is the rule of law. America already had it when their nation began.

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

Magna Carta decreed that no man would be imprisoned contrary to the law of the land …. Important as the principle was, the Barons of Rynnymede described no specific legal process to enforce it… Gradually the writ of habeas became the means by which the promise of Magna Carta was fulfilled.

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

Rule of law is based on probable cause.

I will stand up for judges who faithfully follow the law as it is written.

The House Judiciary Committee is a great place to promote our core principles of constitutionally limited government, individual freedom and the rule of law.

The last stop to protect rights and liberties is the Supreme Court.

Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties.

We are a nation of laws.

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