#legitimate

When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions. ↗

— Robert Bork

#assumes #because #decide #disapprove #distinctions

Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge. ↗

— Brendan Gleeson

#age #also #baggage #becoming #bit

If there's criticism of my work that's legitimate. I'm ready to hear of it. ↗

— Edward Klein

#hear #i #legitimate #ready #work

Religious freedom is too sacred a right to be restricted or prohibited in any degree without convincing proof that a legitimate interest of the state is in grave danger. ↗

— Frank Murphy

#convincing #danger #degree #freedom #grave

Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#against #aggressive #any #citizens #ensure

When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is legitimate and right to go along with military censorship, and in fact in situations like that there wouldn't be any press without the censorship. ↗

— Kate Adie

#any #british #censorship #covering #fact

However, there is no legal and legitimate state called Israel. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#however #israel #legal #legitimate #state

There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#fairly #laws #legitimate #may #such

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense. ↗

— Ron Paul

#only #required #self-defense #use #violence

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#account #compromise #diplomatic #interests #into