Laurence Tribe: Quotes about laws

Laurence Tribe is American lawyer and law school professor. Explore interesting quotes on law.
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“[I]mpeachment does not require proof of a crime... The argument that only criminal offenses are impeachable is deeply and profoundly wrong. It misunderstands the Constitution, U.S. history, and the nature of criminal law in important ways.”

Laurence Tribe

To End a Presidency (2018)

History , Law , Nature , Way

“The question whether individuals may insist on being heard by rulemakers, for whom they already (directly or indirectly) voted, has bedeviled administrative law since the turn of the century.”

Laurence Tribe

Constitutional Choices (1985), The Nature of the Enterprise, The Futile Search for Legitimacy

Law , Question

“That all lawful power derives from the people and must be held in check to preserve their freedom is the oldest and central tenet of American constitutionalism. ...[I]t was believed that personal freedom could be secured more effectively by decentralization than by express command.”

Laurence Tribe

Source: American Constitutional Law (1978), Approaches to Constituitonal Analysis

Freedom , Personality , People , Law