It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That… — Hilary Rosen Copy Share Image
Why is it that some people, you know, think we should obey the Constitution sometimes and not other times. — Ron Paul 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
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
The constitution ought to specifically state that every nation is left entirely independent and supreme in its internal affairs, such as regulating… — George William Norris Copy Share Image
We need a Supreme Court justice who will restore fairness, balance, and independence to the highest level of the judiciary. Based on… — Bob Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has entered national crises, often preventing presidents from doing what they want to do. Indeed, sometimes… — Nina Totenberg Copy Share Image
One of the things about the Constitution - that our forefathers wrote, and basically, there were none of our foremothers that were… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken; and to the extent of my… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
You give me a credit to which I have no claim in calling me "the writer of the Constitution of the United… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
I don't like a bipolar or a unipolar world. I like a multipolar world but on many occasions people have been surprised… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, there's nothing in the Constitution that says that if you are born to an illegal immigrant in… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Our forefathers bequeathed to us far more than a republic. They willed to us an enduring Constitution that incorporates more thought and… — James D. Best Copy Share Image
I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A constitution founded on these principles introduces knowledge among the people, and inspires them with a conscious dignity becoming freemen; a general… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Men that look no further than their outsides, think health an appurtenance unto life, and quarrel with their constitutions for being sick;… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
The Tax Court is independent, and its neutrality is not clouded by prosecuting duties. Its procedures assure fair hearings. Its deliberations are… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
Let us instill into the hearts of our children the love of freedom. Teach them that to be free is as precious… — David O. McKay 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
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
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals. — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There's no question that Roberts will vote like William Rehnquist... If he swings, it will be from right to far right. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
“For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing like moderation.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
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