The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.
Interpretation
Law must be respected by all, regardless of political disagreements.
This quote emphasizes the fundamental principle that all political parties have a responsibility to uphold the rule of law. Even in situations where they may disagree with certain laws or governmental decisions, they must not encourage violations of the law, as doing so undermines the foundation of a fair and just society.
In practice
During a political rally to emphasize the importance of legal compliance.
We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists, and in so far as it ever did exist, it only worked on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of inflation into the economy, followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step.
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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other's differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
Every Christian is important - important to God, to the world, and to the kingdom.
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Respect for the rights of others means peace.
When we come face-to-face with one down a dark alley, we're going to be having a shufti to see if it's solid, aren't we, we're not going to be asking, 'Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?
Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.
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