Political Quotes

George H.W. Bush: “Frequent changes . . . laws and institutions must go hand-in-hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes…”

On the recordApril 8, 1992
Frequent changes . . . laws and institutions must go hand-in-hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truth discovered, and matters of opinions change . . . change is certain . . . institutions must advance also to keep pace with times.'' If I've ever heard an eloquent plea for term limits, that's it.
Said by
George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Share

More from George H.W. Bush

Oct 18, 2017

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.

transcripts.cnn.com
Oct 18, 2017

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…

transcripts.cnn.com
Apr 4, 2017

Think of every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation