The power given by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto is a high conservative power; but in my opinion… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
As you know, the separation of church and state is not subject to discussion or alteration. Under our Constitution no church or… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations.… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
Demagogues and agitators are very unpleasant, they are incidental to a free and constitutional country, and you must put up with these… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
The genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
[Marco] Rubio says we should collect all Americans' records all of the time. The Constitution says otherwise. I think they're both wrong.… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Implementing parts of European constitution and leaving out others - without knowing where we're going - isn't an option. That would be… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
“Or I remember in 1987, when there was a big hoopla about the bicentennial of the Constitution, the Boston Globe published one… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“This system is called the " system of checks and balances," because each department of the government is supposed to be a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution…The only fault I find with the Constitution is, it is not broad enough to… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The laws are, and ought to be, relative to the constitution, and not the constitution to the laws. A constitution is the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“I am apprehensive, Sir, that in the warmth of my feelings, I may have uttered expressions, which were too vehement. If such… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Our inspired Constitution is wisely designed to protect from excesses of political power, but it can do little to protect us from… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The last line of defense in support of freedom and the Constitution consists of the people themselves. If the people want to… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The notion that the Supreme Court comes up with the ruling and that automatically subjects the two other branches to following it… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
“Anyone who writes a law that cannot be easily understood by an average citizen is not worthy of leadership. The Constitution, which… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
People in this country need to understand when you go to any airport in the United States, you are not protected by… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
While the principles of our Constitution give just latitude to inquiry, every citizen faithful to it will deem embodied expressions of discontent… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The Constitution empowers the people to resolve our day's most contentious issues. When judges forget this basic truth, they do a disservice… — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
The Constitution is constant. There's not one elected official who has the power to change it. There is a way to amend… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Our Constitution is a mighty document, but the rights it secures require constant vigilance - and the unwavering voices of justices who… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
The thing that distinguishes America is that it is a republican form of government - anything that is not outlawed or specifically… — Bernard von NotHaus Copy Share Image
The Constitution is an equally forthright piece of work and quite succinct ... giving the complete operating instructions for a nation of… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
If the king refuses the constitution, I shall oppose him; if he accepts it, I shall defend him; and the day on… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
Vulgar prejudices are those which arise out of accident, ignorance, or authority; natural prejudices are those which arise out of the constitution… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
It's very sad that activist judges, who speak at length about the injustices of the past when the rule of law was… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
[The] government has room to scale back individual rights during wartime without violating the Constitution. The Constitution just sets minimums. Most of… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
I feel that I'm sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama, and those constitutions are… — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
God gave every man individuality of constitution, and a chance for achieving individuality of character. He puts special instruments into every man's… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
Anarchy is... a form of government or constitution in which public and private consciousness, formed through the development of science and law,… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Copy Share Image
“For we the people will always be arriving a ceremony of thunder waking up the earth opening our eyes to human monuments.… — Sonia Sanchez Copy Share Image
I don't think the Constitution is studied almost anywhere, including law schools. In law schools, what they study is what the court… — Robert Bork Copy Share Image
My hypothesis is not so much that the court is the natural expression of popular justice, but rather that its historical function… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States . . . should… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Without the basis in written law, and without the basis in our Constitution ratified by the people, judges can't make laws. And… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
The right to a trial is a core principle of the American legal system. Depriving Americans of these essential liberties undermines the… — John Garamendi Copy Share Image
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![“[The] government has room to scale back individual rights during wartime without violating the Constitution. The Constitution just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires.” quote by Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c3f/antonin-scalia-2855_constitution_the-government-has-room-to-scale-back-in_2019191.png)
