Top 70 Enforcing Quotes

If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.

The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy.

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.

The strength of our economy allows us to maintain the mightiest military in the world, effectively enforcing a Pax Americana.

Even if we were able to agree on an ideal set of immigration laws, enforcing such laws in the face of hundreds of thousands of cases is impossible in practice.

Enforcing trade deals is spot on. Acting in the interest of American workers is correct. But large-scale tariffs are a terrible idea.

I have always believed in enforcing the border, and doing that before you do amnesty.

Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework – and enforcing it – we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without relying on religion.

Industrialization starts with the formation of capital – it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.

I would make sure that the values that I would be enforcing if I were a judge are not just my values.

I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to its original condition.

If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law, is inevitable.

The euro zone must strike for a better governance structure, and there is no alternative to that. Euro zone countries must either develop an exit mechanism for troubled members, or it should embrace a closer political union: an effective governance structure that is capable of enforcing rules.

If we are going to be serious about enforcing the law, we have to have a background record check system to make sure that people don’t get weapons who shouldn’t.

If we in fact were to begin enforcing the law against people who are hiring people who are here illegally, we would go a long way towards eliminating the problem.

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.

If you have a federal government that’s not enforcing the law and does not preserve the integrity of its own borders, then naturally, states are going to take matters into their own hands.

Our safety and security is more important than ever, and Congress needs to take an active role in enforcing international agreements that support global security.

There are several kinds of land on reservations. And all of these pieces of land have different entities who are in charge of enforcing laws on this land.

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.

If you have a federal government that’s not enforcing the law and does not preserve the integrity of its own borders, then naturally, states are going to take matters into their own hands.

We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.

Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.

And you know, I said yesterday, you know, you know, if they’re not going to – if the feds aren’t going to do their job, well, then, I’m up to suing the feds to make them do their job! I mean, they sued Arizona, you know, we can sue them back! I mean, they’re not – they’re not enforcing the laws!

Making money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock.

The lawyers in the Department of Justice have a long and storied tradition of defending the nation’s interests and enforcing its laws – all of them, not just selective ones – in a manner worthy of the department’s name.

It is my responsibility to ensure the Internal Revenue Service respects the Constitutional rights of all Americans while enforcing the nation’s laws.

Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework – and enforcing it – we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without relying on religion.

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights.

A crook is a crook, and there’s something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. The worst type of these punks is the big politician.

Think of Bitcoin as a bank account in the cloud, and it’s completely decentralized: not the Swiss government, not the American government. It’s all the participants in the network enforcing.

We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people’s feet to the fire.

Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn’t seem to want.

Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.

Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.

I have compassion, I’ve told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.

I don’t think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There’s always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.

There’s this constant narrative of anxieties: Is the U.S. in decline? Is China rising? People forget… no other country is trying to play the role we play. They’re not signing up to be responsible for security in the Middle East, responsible for the global economy, responsible for enforcing international norms.

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let’s not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law, is inevitable.

It is imperative that the United States lead in preventing Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. That requires vigorously enforcing the Iran deal while leaving all options on the table, including military force if necessary.

We will be very persistent when it comes to enforcing freedom, justice, and self-determination on the European continent.

We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we’ve faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.

Retailers have an important part to play in preventing knife crime – enforcing age restrictions and displaying knives safely is crucial.

Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights.

As a prosecutor and a senator, one of my main criminal justice priorities has been enforcing and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a bill with deep roots in Minnesota, seeds planted by former Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila.

We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.

Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Making money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock.

If we in fact were to begin enforcing the law against people who are hiring people who are here illegally, we would go a long way towards eliminating the problem.

There’s this constant narrative of anxieties: Is the U.S. in decline? Is China rising? People forget… no other country is trying to play the role we play. They’re not signing up to be responsible for security in the Middle East, responsible for the global economy, responsible for enforcing international norms.

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.