"Now all acts of legislature apparently contrary to natural right and justice, are, in our laws, and must be in the nature of things, considered as void. The laws of nature are the laws of God: A legislature must not obstruct our obedience to him from whose punishments they cannot protect us. All human constitutions which contradict His laws, we are in conscience bound to disobey. Such have been the adjudications of our courts of justice."
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George Mason (more quotes by George Mason or books by/about George Mason) |
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(1725-1792), drafted the Virgina Declaration of Rights, ally of James Madison and George Washington |
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Nature, Law, Right, Justice, Congress, Obstruction, Obedience, Punishment, Conscience, Constitution, Judiciary |
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