"Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests."

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"Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact."

John Rawls, American Educator

Legislation, Legislators, Reciprocity

"Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only."

Howard Coble, American Politician

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"Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great."

Chris Chocola, American Politician

Legislation, Congress, Potential

"Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped."

Gary Johnson, American Politician

Legislation,

"It was determined, as shown in the report of the Commission, which I can read to you, but I know you are familiar with the report. It states there was disagreement on this issue, particularly as the subject was debated, that there were different opinions about it."

John Sherman Cooper, American Politician

Legislation, Opinions, States

"Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

Legislation, Rights, History, Politics, Change

"I'll sign anything except bad legislation."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

Legislation,

"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."

William Howard Taft, American President

Legislation, May, Rest, Years

"The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals."

Bob Woodward, American Journalist

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"We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us."

George Pataki, American Politician

Legislation, Investigation, Laws

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"Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs."

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"I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source."

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"Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects."

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"Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact."

"Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only."

"Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great."

"Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped."

"It was determined, as shown in the report of the Commission, which I can read to you, but I know you are familiar with the report. It states there was disagreement on this issue, particularly as the subject was debated, that there were different opinions about it."

"Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt."

"I'll sign anything except bad legislation."

"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."

"The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals."

"We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us."

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"If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country."

"There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws."

"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

"Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs."

"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."

"If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet."

"The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people."

"Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North."

"I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source."

"Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects."