Famous quote by Edward Livingston

Mobile Desktop
By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or look
Like

"By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime"

- Edward Livingston

About the Author

USA Flag This quote is written / told by Edward Livingston between May 26, 1764 and May 23, 1836. He/she was a famous Judge from USA. The author also have 2 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime - Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"
Victor Hugo, Author
Small: Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didnt commit - Eli Khamarov
Eli Khamarov
"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit"
Eli Khamarov, Writer
Small: Behind every great fortune lies a great crime - Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac
"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
Small: The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom - Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: He has committed the crime who profits by it - Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger
"He has committed the crime who profits by it"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it - Irene Peter
"To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it"
Irene Peter, Writer
Small: Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty - H
Henry Ford
"Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty"
Henry Ford, Businessman
Small: Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue - Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger
"Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: Make crime pay. Become a lawyer - Will Rogers
Will Rogers
"Make crime pay. Become a lawyer"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: He who allows oppression shares the crime - Desiderius Erasmus
"He who allows oppression shares the crime"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher