The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
In Japan itself there have all along been attempts by some to obliterate the article about renunciation of war from the Constitution… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land - nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the Tenth Amendment were still taken seriously, most of the federal government's present activities would not exist. That's why no one… — Thomas Woods Copy Share Image
When the president, Donald Trump, is a litigant I think it's wise for him not to comment on the judges. It's not… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Slavery may, perhaps, be best compared to the infantile disease of measles; a complaint which so commonly attacks the young of humanity… — Olive Schreiner Copy Share Image
Reading their letters and the First Amendment of the US Constitution, I infer that this nation's founders noted that religions have been… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
Your constitution guarantees to every citizen, even the humblest, the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property. It promises to all, religious freedom,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I spent my entire career trying to protect the Constitution, the civil rights and the civil liberties of American citizens and people… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis--that, at the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Of the six men who have done most to make America the wonder and the joy she is to all of us,… — John Chadwick Copy Share Image
Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apparently called President Obama directly to complain about NSA and how it spies on ordinary Americans. That's right,… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and… — Cokie Roberts Copy Share Image
Conservatives like to insist that their judges are strict constructionists, giving the Constitution and statutes their precise meaning and no more, while… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Illinois Senator Paul Simon, once said "The test for a Supreme Court nominee is not where he stands on any one specific… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
It is a coup because while the Brazilian Constitution allows for impeachment, it's necessary for the person to have committed what we… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Copy Share Image
[I]n Great-Britain it is said that their constitution relies on the house of commons for honesty, and the lords for wisdom; whichwould… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
As to the Constitution and the Union, I have taken an oath to support the one, and I cannot do so without… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I don't agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, we're going to… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
If one examines the American idea of freedom, the individual, free enterprise, their Constitution, their political and economic structures as well as… — Ndabaningi Sithole Copy Share Image
Any judicial nominee who has said that the Constitution means what it says, not what judges would like it to mean, is… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
[Muslims] who are here and who are behaving according to our laws and our constitutions are happy to stay, are equal to… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Every human being born within the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is in the language of… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
In the year 2010, Kenya adopted a new constitution. With that constitution, we further secured the human rights and civil liberties of… — Mwai Kibaki Copy Share Image
If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded… — Tommy Franks Copy Share Image
Almost all the worlds' constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our Constitution provides the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and it also enjoins upon citizens the duty to safeguard… — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Letter to the committee in charge of the celebration of the centennial of the American Constitution. I have always regarded that Constitution… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
Conservatism is about the basic rights of individuals. God created us. As far as the government goes, the Founding Fathers based the… — Joe Wurzelbacher Copy Share Image
To their duty to God, youth should realize their duty to our country. They should love and honor the Constitution of the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not beindependent of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: My purpose is not to put Congress in charge of state elections. That's the opposite of what I… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
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