We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
No matter how superficially fair the judge is, he is still the complete autocrat in the courtroom, and he still comes from… — David Dellinger Copy Share Image
Our culture has forgotten what the Founders knew: The American experiment is a moral, not just a political, exercise. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Be it Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, we aim to uphold the peaceful existence of society in terms with the Constitution of… — Shatrughan Sinha Copy Share Image
Ultimately, you are judged by a jury if you are a lawyer speaking to that jury, and you have to show respect… — Clay Travis Copy Share Image
That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class… — John Marshall Harlan Copy Share Image
The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
It is not only the juror's right, but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The body must be regarded as a site of social, political, cultural and geographical inscriptions, production or constitution. The body is not… — Elizabeth Grosz Copy Share Image
What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“I have no right to give my opinion," said Wickham, "as to his being agreeable or otherwise. I am not qualified to… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who… — Caroline Kennedy Copy Share Image
Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The Supreme Court, the final arbiter of legal conflicts, reviews, acts of the executive and Congress. With this power, the Court is… — Marites Dañguilan Vitug Copy Share Image
“When economic interest is seen behind the political clauses of the Constitution, then the document becomes not simply the work of wise… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The test of science is not whether you are reasonable—there would not be much of physics if that was the case—the test… — Hermann Bondi Copy Share Image
READILY and, I trust, feelingly acknowledge the duty incumbent on us all . . . to provide for those who, in the… — Franklin Pierce Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
We only have one penal code in the United States, and it applies in every single state, every city, no matter who… — Mark Durie Copy Share Image
When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned. — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
Laws themselves, political Constitutions, are not our Life; but only the house wherein our Life is led. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing Constitution of a country — George Washington Copy Share Image
Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
“The judiciary, by its interpretation of the Constitution, plays a significant role in changing the destiny of the nation and which it… — Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Copy Share Image
The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Since 2000, I have proposed changing the Constitution so that our popular vote decides the presidency. — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
The Constitution sets out no standards for granting pardons. They require no consent from Congress, and courts can't second-guess them. — George T. Conway III Copy Share Image
A reasonable fine is such as the law will judge to be so . . . but what a reasonable fine is,… — Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Copy Share Image
You can't get through medical school if you don't have a strong will and a strong constitution. — Ken Jeong Copy Share Image
I'm a big girl, but I have a delicate constitution emotionally. If I've been humiliated in some audition, I just cry all… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
Test matches to me are the caviar compared to the fast food stuff. Having the ability and the constitution to triumph over… — Viv Richards Copy Share Image
The Constitution says Congress has complete control over who is and who is not a US citizen. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
You think you can govern separate from our Constitution? That's the foundation of progressivism right there, folks. — Trish Regan Copy Share Image
There is nothing in the Constitution that authorizes or makes it the official duty of a president to have anything to do… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
