Narrow scope of judicial power was the reason that people accepted the idea that the federal courts could have the power of… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
As you may have heard, the U.S. is putting together a constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? Think… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws,… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
This is a time when the protections of Americans' liberties are directly at risk, as are the checks and balances that have… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
Cease to brag to me of America, and its model institutions and constitutions. America, too, will have to strain its energies, crack… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
We allow folks to divide us. I don't like this Republican/Democrat, left/right, radical/not radical division that is created by folks, particularly and… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[I watch] all that stuff - Game of Thrones and all the other series. How about House of Cards? As for Boardwalk… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of… — Horst Seehofer Copy Share Image
We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands: we have a check upon two branches of the legislature, as… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We plant a tree that won't be big enough to climb until we're too old to climb trees, we write constitutions to… — Linda Ellerbee Copy Share Image
But I am pro-life and will intend, if I’m president of the United States, to encourage pro-life policies. [...] And I hope… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
When the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted, those high contracting parties did positively agree that they would not… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
To be true to its constitutional role, the Supreme Court should refuse to be drawn into making public policy, and it should… — Mark Levin Copy Share Image
In the Constitution of India the Supreme Court and the High Courts were seen as watchdog bodies, independent of the executive, and… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
Most people would assume, as I do, that the courtroom is a place for the truth, but it's not with our corrupt… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
It is essential to the pure and peaceful administration of justice that all its officers keep carefully within the boundaries of their… — Levi Woodbury Copy Share Image
I can't tell Black people to fight a war that is Israel's war. What kind of leader will you be, or should… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Some say the Constitution has robbed us of a proper land redistribution process. Others would want to look at other clauses. Well,… — Cyril Ramaphosa Copy Share Image
It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
This whole which is visible in different ways in bodies, as far as formation, constitution, appearance, colors and other properties and common… — Giordano Bruno Copy Share Image
It's a matter of balance of power. If the Supreme Court could just make a ruling and everybody has to bow down… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
So the Clinton-Gore era culminates with an election as stained as the blue dress, a Democratic chorus complaining that the Constitution should… — George Will Copy Share Image
Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The real challenge to upholding India's freedoms is how patchy and individual-driven it is when it comes to the judiciary. The system… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I never did ask more, nor ever was willing to accept less, than for all the States, and the people thereof, to… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Why not admit that the words separation and church do not even appear in the US Constitution, he added. Instead, they do… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
[John] Adams said his objective in writing his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States and his Davila essays was to… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The right constitutions, three in number- kingship, aristocracy, and polity- and the deviations from these, likewise three in number - tyranny from… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
But for the present I would lie there and know I didn't have to get up, and feel the holy emptiness and… — Robert Penn Warren Copy Share Image
The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
When lions paint pictures men will not always be represented as conquerors. When women translate laws, constitutions, bibles and philosophies, man will… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
It is to them I look, to the rising generation, and not to the one now in power, for these great reformations… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
![“[I watch] all that stuff - Game of Thrones and all the other series. How about House of Cards? As for Boardwalk Empire - that's another period of government overreach, but at least they use the amendment process! In real life, the executive branch, by violating the Constitution, is using statutes…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/564/edward-snowden-555_amendments_i-watch-all-that-stuff-game-of-thrones-a_2916560.jpg)
![“But I am pro-life and will intend, if I’m president of the United States, to encourage pro-life policies. [...] And I hope to appoint justices to the Supreme Court that will follow the law and the constitution. And it would be my preference that they reverse Roe v. Wade and therefore they return…” quote by Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/328/mitt-romney-268_constitution_but-i-am-pro-life-and-will-intend-if-i-m_403901.jpg)
![“[John] Adams said his objective in writing his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States and his Davila essays was to counter what he thought was the unfair criticism of the American state constitutions made by the French philosophers, especially [Anne Robert Jacques] Turgot.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0f7/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_john-adams-said-his-objective-in-writing_1758037.png)
![“The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft, and let all the people say Amen! that the blood of our fathers may not cry from the ground against us. Sacred is the memory of that blood which bought for us…” quote by Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e0a/joseph-smith-jr-1647_amen_the-constitution-of-our-country-was-form_3120231.png)
