Famous quotes containing the words existed and/or prior:
“Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)