Laws Govern

Famous quotes containing the words laws and/or govern:

    The tide which, after our former relaxed government, took a violent course towards the opposite extreme, and seemed ready to hang every thing round with the tassils and baubles of monarchy, is now getting back as we hope to a just mean, a government of laws addressed to the reason of the people, and not to their weaknesses.
    Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
    François Rabelais (1494–1553)