The judiciary is peopled by judges who are human, and being human, they are occasionally motivated by considerations other than an objective… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Nadine Gordimer came over just before she died. She didn't want to talk about books or the arts, but about the abuse… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
“The framers were realists; they recognized that the best constitution in the world could be distorted and destroyed by men determined to… — John Eidsmoe Copy Share Image
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
...[T]oday's Washington is about as attentive to the Tenth Amendment as the Unitarian Church is to the Book of Revelation. — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
It is not the responsibility of the judiciary to amend poor legislative drafting, even if judges would personally prefer a different outcome… — Amul Thapar Copy Share Image
After all, a district judge who gives harsh sentences to Yankees fans and lenient sentences to Red Sox fans would not be… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
So that the executive and legislative branches of the national government depend upon, and emanate from the states. Every where the state… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy… — Gary Oldman 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
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
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
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
Obama's immigration legacy will be the juxtaposition of his serial insistence that he was not a king or an emperor, and could… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
It is quite a startling proposition, and a very novel one, I think, that there shall be absolutely no opportunity for the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Last year I was on Pat Robertson's show, and we discussed our basic Christian faith - for instance, separation of church and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it;… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution of your country and the government established under it. Leave evils which exist in some… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But… — William H. Seward Copy Share Image
Trump has the opportunity to be a Founding Father. You know why? Because Jeff Sessions comes from Alabama, where the constitution is… — Don King Copy Share Image
The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian. — Harold Wilson Copy Share Image
The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law, according to the golden mete-wand of the… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Lord, give us righteous judges who will not try to legislate and dominate this society. Take control, Lord! We ask for additional… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
[Tar water] is of a nature so mild and benign and proportioned to the human constitution, as to warm without heating, to… — George Berkeley Copy Share Image
We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages. — John Yoo Copy Share Image
We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect… — Cyril Ramaphosa Copy Share Image
There is no sentence in the United States Constitution that says the president's children cannot be indicted. — Matthew Whitaker Copy Share Image
A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and… — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Calumny is a vice of curious constitution; trying to kill it keeps it alive; leave it to itself and it will die… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. — John Marshall Copy Share Image
I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
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