If the people of Utah shall peacefully form a State Constitution tolerating polygamy, will the Democracy admit them into the Union? — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Our country is being radically altered, step by step, by Justices who are not following any law. — Robert Bork Copy Share Image
I am a constitutionalist. I believe in the constitution. I don't believe in altering the constitution. — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers built our judicial system to withstand the special interest pressures that beset the political branches of government. — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
I swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution when I joined the Navy over 25 years ago. — Ronny Jackson Copy Share Image
I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service - the United States Constitution; and that,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Severability is an important concept in the context of the relations between this Court and Parliament; like 'reading down', it is an… — Albie Sachs Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
The framers of the Constitution realized that . . . there needed to be some guardian of the sober second thought, and… — Elihu Root Copy Share Image
With each decision of ours that takes from the People a question properly left to them - with each decision that is… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Having enjoyed enormous powers, including the power of contempt, without any accountability, the higher judiciary has over the years, trampled the toes… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The sovereignty of America has just been eroded in plain daylight by Clinton and the Congress, who take an oath to the… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
Ayurveda is not just about nutrition or herbology, it has a unique tool for diagnosis, diagnosis of understanding the human constitution is… — Maya Tiwari 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
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
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
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
When John Adams - when - James Madison was writing - pretty much writing the Constitution, he got a letter from Thomas… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Secularism is not only in our constitution but also in our veins. We worship Mother Nature too. We believe that the world… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary underpin our democracy and lie at the heart of our way of… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
If the provisions of the constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well… — George Sutherland Copy Share Image
A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If you look at the origins of the postal service in the U.S., the founding fathers created it to protect democratic rights. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state. — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Copy Share Image
The law of England has established trial by judge and jury in the conviction that it is the mode best calculated to… — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
The founding leaders of our country believed in a three-part sharing of governmental power, with each branch jealously watching the actions of… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
No power over the freedom of religion [is] delegated to the United States by the Constitution. — James Madison Copy Share Image
I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of… — William Whipple Copy Share Image
A ban on same-sex marriage violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause. — Lisa Madigan Copy Share Image
The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority. — James Madison Copy Share Image
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