Al Gore Law Quotations

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler.

A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.

What we do know about that pervasive wiretapping virtually compels the conclusion that the president of the United States of America has been breaking the law repeatedly and consistently.

I've chosen not to challenge the rule of law, because in our system there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme Court decision and violent revolution. When the Supreme Court makes a decision, no matter how strongly one disagrees with it, one faces a choice are we, in John Adams' phrase, a nation of laws, or is it a contest made on raw power?

Adopting a central organizing principle means embarking on an all-out effort to use every policy and program, every law and institution, to halt the destruction of the environment.

It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics.

As important as it is to change the light bulbs, its more important to change the laws

Even though it's important for all of us to change our light bulbs and the vehicles we drive, it's much more important to change our laws and policies. I drive a hybrid and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else. But putting the burden on individuals to solve this global crisis is ultimately not going to be the most effective way to solve it.

All of us can make changes, but the changes that are most needed are not light bulbs and windows but laws and policies and treaties. So, yes, we are in a phase of this (climate protection) struggle where civic and political action is at the top of the list.

My counsel advises me that there is no controlling legal authority or case that says there was any violation of law whatsoever.

This happened in the previous administration and the law enforcement agencies have pressed it and pursued it aggressively with our full support, ... Late Edition Primetime.