"Lawyers Are": The only civil delinquents whose judges must of necessity be chosen from (amongst) themselves. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is a wise distribution of power which exceeds all other modes of trial. — Edward Coke Copy Share Image
No law can give Congress a backbone if it refuses to stand off as the coequal branch the Constitution made it. — Trey Gowdy Copy Share Image
“I have, perhaps, a slave-like constitution which is too easily restrained by bonds; it then becomes rebellious and bursts out in a… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
The organic constitution of the Church is not immutable; but Christian society, just as human society, is subject to perpetual evolution. — Pope Pius X Copy Share Image
May those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We pray against the domestic enemies of the Constitution, against this demon of tyranny who is using the White House occupant. That… — Gordon Klingenschmitt Copy Share Image
Judicial review has been a part of our democracy in this constitutional government for over 200 years. — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
The most important takeaway from the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States is that Chief Justice John Roberts, with the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
No matter what a candidate for president may say during the campaign, once someone is sworn in, they are constrained by the… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
Even before the hearings that led to confirmation of Chief Justice Roberts, senators were saying they were reserving judgment on how they… — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the… — Salmon P. Chase Copy Share Image
The plain text of the Constitution is clear. It only permits impeachment and conviction of 'The President' and requires that the Chief… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
From the point of view of legislation of the Constitution, my mandate has been given by my constituency. So it's only my… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Two of our most sacred and unalienable rights protected by the Constitution are the right to religious freedom and the right to… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
“Our patriotic forefathers believed we could not be trusted to conduct this government as their interests required that it should be conducted,… — Anonymous 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
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg came in front of the Senate and was approved 96-3 to be on the Supreme Court to replace… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I am concerned that Donald Trump walks into the White House a walking conflict of interest in violation of the emoluments clause… — Katrina vanden Heuvel Copy Share Image
A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Mr. Wilson, writing long before he became President, also knew how it came about that this Constitution, which the rich men of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The possibility of a question of this nature, proves the necessity of laying the foundations of our National Government deeper than in… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The duty imposed upon him [the president] to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
The Constitution gives you the right to a lawyer, but it doesn't allow you the right to a good reputation. — Eric Dezenhall Copy Share Image
I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War. — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
God forbid that Judges upon their oath should make resolutions to enlarge jurisdiction. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Nothing raises the national temperature more than a VACANCY sign hanging from the colonnaded front of the Supreme Court. — Christopher Buckley Copy Share Image
The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“James Madison made clear in Federalist 51 that that this elaborate structure—today often derided as “ gridlock ”—was created to protect individual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We only have the public's belief in the rule of law and willingness to follow what it is that we decide. And… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
All civil states, with their officers of justice, in their respective constitutions and administrations, are proved essentially civil, and therefore not judges,… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
We think it would be wise in you to try to git [sic] influence by offering to print a paper in favor… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Do we really want the FCC to conduct investigations and issue warnings to radio talk show hosts nationwide who simply discuss the… — Tim Walberg Copy Share Image
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
If I look back, the one thing that I am proud of is that for once I as a political leader, kept… — Frederik Willem de Klerk Copy Share Image
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