Laurence Tribe: Quotes about laws

Laurence Tribe is American lawyer and law school professor. Explore interesting quotes on law.

Laurence Tribe: 70 quotes0 likes

“[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.”

To End a Presidency (2018)

“"[C]onstitutional silence"... pervades all of constitutional law.”

Soundings and Silences (2016)

“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.”

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

“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.”

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