Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Edward Livingston

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Last updated on April 22, 2025.

Edward Livingston was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both New York and then Louisiana in Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1831 to 1833 and Minister to France from 1833 to 1835 under President Andrew Jackson.

American - Politician | May 28, 1764 - May 23, 1836

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To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always.

Edward Livingston

By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime.

Edward Livingston

No nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers, but many have been brought to ruin and reduced to slavery by suffering gradual impositions and abuses.

Edward Livingston

Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Edward Livingston

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