Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
Interpretation
Enacting unenforceable laws undermines respect for authority and governance.
This quote by Albert Einstein highlights the critical importance of creating laws that are practical and enforceable. When laws are established that cannot be realistically enforced, they lead to disillusionment and a lack of respect for legal structures, ultimately damaging the relationship between the government and its citizens.
In practice
During a debate on new legislation, one might cite this quote to argue against passing impractical laws.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
What we do know absolutely is that human lives are worth more than grapes and that innocent-looking grapes on the table may disguise poisonous residues hidden deep inside where washing cannot reach.
According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes, I'm looking at God. Whenever I'm listening to something, I'm listening to God.
When people are not in the moment, they're not there to know that they're not there.
As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
And whereas this House desires to obtain a full knowledge of all the facts which go to establish whether the particular spot of soil which the blood of our citizens was so shed was, or was not, our own soil.
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