"No man is above the law, and..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
More by Theodore Roosevelt
“I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.”
“In popular government results worth while can only be achieved by men who combine worthy ideals with practical good sense.”
“Life brings sorrows and joys alike. It is what a man does with them - not what they do to him - that is the true test of his mettle.”
More on Justice
“Who is that man over there? I don't know him. What is he doing? Is he a conspirator? Have you searched him? Give him till tomorrow to confess, then hang him! -- hang him!”
“For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.”
“I hate to hear people say this Judge will vote so and so, because he is a Democrat -- and this one so and so because he is a Republican. It is shameful. The Judges have the Constitution for their guidance; they have no right to any politics save the politics of rigid right and justice when they are sitting in judgment upon the great matters that come before them.”
More on Law
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.”
“When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners.”
“Although we are free by the law, we are not so in practice.”