Law Supremacy Quotes
This has been one of the fundamental debates in America since its founding. Which is more important, the preservation of civil rights and personal liberty or the supremacy of the law and the stability of our institutions. In war, the tension is always existent. In law enforcement, there is also a common conflict. Prohibition, like the later War on Drugs, was not able to be enforced without the invasion of personal rights. Americans decided that Prohibition benefits were not worth it/ The debate is ongoing with respect to the War on Drugs.
This was the origin of John Adams famous quotation {592690}.
One irony of this quotation is that when Adams became our 2nd President, he felt that the American President was not treated with enough respect, and suggested more formal titles and uniforms. He was accused of being a closet monarchist, was quite unpopular, and was voted out of office after only one term. Also note that according to patriot values approval of monarchy was not just wrong or muddle-headed, but was a form of “corruption”.
