 No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it.  An Introduction to the Problem of Government - Halaman 63oleh Westel Woodbury Willoughby, Lindsay Rogers - 1921 - 545 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Cassius Marcellus Clay - 1848 - 550 halaman
...jailors, hangmen, and grave-diggers are to be elected annually, biennially, or for a longer term of years. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are to be chosen at the polls ; the country must be harassed from day to day, and from year to year, with... | |
 | William Swan Plumer - 1864 - 648 halaman
...anointed, and owned by the people as their king. 2 Kings xi. 12, 14. 2. It is the duty of all men to treat all the officers of the government from the highest to the lowest with respect, and to give to each the honour that is his due, never using reviling or railing language... | |
 | William Swan Plumer - 1864 - 678 halaman
...anointed, and owned by the people as their king. 2 Kings xi. 12, 14. 2. It is the duty of all men to treat all the officers of the government from the highest to the lowest with respect, and to give to each the honour that is his due, never using reviling or railing language... | |
 | 1883 - 548 halaman
...Chief Justice Carter. Kilboum v. Thompson, 103 U. 8.168. No man in this country is so high that be is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...creatures of the law and are bound to obey it. It is the only supreme power in our system of governmeut, and every man who by accepting office participates... | |
 | 1883 - 552 halaman
...Chief Justice Carter. KUbourn v. Tliompson, 103 U. S.168. No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. AD the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law aud are... | |
 | 1921 - 496 halaman
...executive who is exempt from responsibility to the law." "No man in the country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity." (US v. Lee, 106 US, 196, 205. See 205 US 349, 353). Justice Valentine said in Martin v. Ingham, (38... | |
 | 1884 - 1902 halaman
...included within the survey, it seems to me a case is disclosed for the interposition of the courts. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are but agents with delegated powers, and if they act beyond the scope of those delegated powers their... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 676 halaman
...Chief Justice CABTER. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 US 168. No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...creatures of the law and are bound to obey it. It is the only supreme power in our system of government, and every man who by accepting office participates... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 890 halaman
...that right." Said the court further, in that case : " No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it. It is the only supreme power in our system of government, and every man who, by accepting office, participates... | |
 | 1884 - 676 halaman
...for the protection and enforcement of that right;" "that no man in this country is so high that he is above the law; no officer of the law may set that...are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it." Upon examination of the doctrine that, except where congress has provided, the United States cannot... | |
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