We cannot uphold the rule of law only when it is consistent with our beliefs. We must uphold it even when it protects behavior that we don't like or is unattractive or is not admirable or that might even be hurtful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.
A law is a law, and it has to be respected.
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.
The magic of the American experience is that we've upheld the rule of law for everybody, everybody treated equally beneath the law.
People are, well, only human. We know that. The rule of law is borne out in identifying, condemning, and punishing those who violate the standards on which we all agree. This is exactly what we do in America.
I am able to put aside personal beliefs and follow the law, even when I strongly disagree with it.
Some laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are.
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
Laws don't really restrain people. Ninety-eight percent of people follow a virtuous course with or without laws.
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.