I believe in limited government, less taxation and adherence to the Constitution. — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
Laws and Institutions Must Go Hand in Hand with the Progress of the Human Mind. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Constitutional arguments that seem as dry as dust can have momentous consequences. — George Will Copy Share Image
More students have a better knowledge of pop culture than of the Constitution. — Charles Bowen Copy Share Image
We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden. — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I aim to create a federal government which respects the constitution, which respects taxpayers. — Maxime Bernier Copy Share Image
It's enshrined in our Constitution that an individual has a right to release information and disseminate information that makes the powers that… — Moby Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights isn't about us, it's about them . It isn't a list of things we're permitted to do, it's… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
I took an oath when I became secretary of homeland security to defend and support the Constitution. — Kirstjen Nielsen Copy Share Image
A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that in the vast majority of cases, judges get it right. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
In all the co-temporary discussions and comments, which the Constitution underwent, it was constantly justified and recommended on the ground, that the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I currently perform the most important political duties an American has the responsibility to perform - I experiment in self-government on a… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
My greatest disappointment in all the projects I worked on during the White House years was the failure of the Equal Rights… — Rosalynn Carter Copy Share Image
I imagine an America that can actually change. That we become a nation that prospers again but without pillaging the resources of… — Richard Schiff Copy Share Image
We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I think all these reverend gentlemen who insist on the word 'obey' in the marriage service should be removed for a clear… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
In America, you are not required to offer food to the hungry or shelter the homeless. There is no ordinance forcing you… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Impeachment appears six times in the U.S. Constitution. The Founders weren't concerned with anything more than with impeachment because they had lived… — Ramsey Clark Copy Share Image
Judges... are picked out from the most dextrous lawyers, who are grown old or lazy, and having been biased all their lives… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
The equal protection standard of the constitution has one clear and central meaning - it absolutely prohibits invidious [repugnant] discrimination by government...Under… — Potter Stewart Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
“Executive power thus could be exercised adjacent to legislation without actually trespassing on legislative power. The executive, for example, could make regulations… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
We have to continue to resist all attempts to change our constitution. — Pinarayi Vijayan Copy Share Image
I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution. — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
There is one kind of judge. There is an independent judge under our Constitution. — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
The Constitution is clear; appropriations powers sit with the legislature. — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image