Quotes About Compliance

The law was made for one thing alone,for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. And anyone who wants a crumb of this exploitation for himself must obey the law strictly.

La ley se ha hecho pura y exclusivamente para explotar a aquellos que no la entienden, o a quienes la miseria impide respetarla. Y quien quiera obtener su mendrugo de esa explotación, debe atenerse estrictamente a la ley.

They enjoyed the passive acquiescence—and at times the direct support—of the police, the army, and the church.

For all his worldliness he was shocked. He was afraid she was becoming corrupted. He had only to suggest she lift her hips a fraction higher or arch her back rather more sharply for her to comply at once. She began to add certain embellishments of her own. On their third night she ordered him quite roughly to bring his legs closer together and found a way of rubbing herself against his knee while sucking at his neck that made him shudder.

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

She couldn't argue with that. "I'll

A nation that will not enforce its laws has no claim to the respect and allegiance of its people.

The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

It's not the things I don't understand about the Bible that bother me; it's the things I understand with perfect clarity and don't comply with that keep me up at night.

Computers, like automobiles and airplanes, do only what people tell them to do.

To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click 'I agree'.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standards of nonconformity.

If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.

Regulations don't solve things. Supervision solves things. If we could figure out that the subprime thing was a train wreck that was coming, where were the regulators?

Upholders may struggle in situations where expectations aren't clear or the rules aren't established. They may feel compelled to meet expectations, even ones that seem pointless. They may feel uneasy when they know they're breaking the rules, even unnecessary rules, unless they work out a powerful justification to do so.

Obligers may struggle to monitor unless someone is checking on them.

To you Upholders, thanks in advance for cooperating with my request for promptness. Questioners, I gave you a bunch of reasons for why you need to show up on time at all the meetings. To you Obligers, I'm watching you, and I'm counting on you to be there promptly. Rebels, save it for the bar later." Exactly!

Cover your ass when you're bending the rules.

Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right.

For the lesson of such stories is simple and within everybody's grasp. Politically speaking, it is that under conditions of terror most people will comply but some people will not, just as the lesson of the countries to which the Final Solution was proposed is that it could happen in most places but it did not happen everywhere. Humanly speaking, no more is required, and no more can reasonably be asked, for this planet to remain a place fit for human habitation.

We are totally open kimono with regulators.

It might just be me, but it's tough when you get drivers that don't stay where they should be.

Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration have a tough job.

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.