[I]n the next place, to show that unless these departments be so far connected and blended as to give to each a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect… — James Madison Copy Share Image
We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
God was left out of the Constitution, but was furnished a front seat in this nations currency. ("In God we Trust") is… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Should my administration prove to be a very wicked one...or a very foolish one, if you, the people, are true to yourselves… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Bringing accountability to the judiciary must be preceded by frank public discussion and debate. Unfortunately that cannot get started with the threat… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
This happened to the people. The Constitution says of the people, by the people, for the people... but the people who got… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think this president has so badly abused his power, breached his trust in remarkable ways with our Congress, with the American… — Rocky Anderson Copy Share Image
I think one of the great strengths of Americans United is that it has such diversity. That it has not only people… — Barry W. Lynn Copy Share Image
Which is superior, the Constitution or Sharia law? In Sharia law by their teachings is superior to everything else, it replaces everything… — Steve King Copy Share Image
“But in writing your constitution let me invite attention the wonderful virtues of the negative! Accentuate the negative! Let your document be… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The chemical compounds are comparable to a system of planets in that the atoms are held together by chemical affinity. They may… — Jean-Baptiste Dumas Copy Share Image
“Look it over some time. 'T is fine spoort if ye don't care f r checkers. Some say it laves th' flag… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
You are suffering from an ailment that affects ladies of romantic imaginations. Symptoms include fainting, weariness, loss of appetite, low spirits. While… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
It is not questioned that the Federal Government is one of limited powers. Its powers are such, and such only, as are… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
Half of the receipts in our cookbooks are mere murder to such constitutions and stomachs as we grow here. ...in America, owing… — Catharine Beecher Copy Share Image
I will not interfere with the courts at all. For now,[William] Ruto is a political necessity, but you know in politics we… — Raila Odinga Copy Share Image
The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to… — Pat Oliphant Copy Share Image
“As long as the constitution of my country is not amended to cut down the sizes of the dreams of its citizens,… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The Constitution does not vest in Congress the authority to protect society from every bad act that might befall it…[I]f followed to… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
I know for my family, the only question that we will be answering is how many people are in our home. We… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
The particular phraseology of the Constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
Instead of investigating the fact that the president-elect [Donald trump] is going to be violating "The Constitution" with these flows of foreign… — Norman L. Eisen Copy Share Image
All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned.… — Fred Rodell Copy Share Image
In order for the Constitution to work, you have to have law-abiding people. You have to have people willing to obey the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The law, in this country, is dead. The Supreme Court doesn't follow the Constitution, Congress doesn't follow the Constitution. The President doesn't… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There is truth in the reply of a great lawyer when asked how the lawyers who formed the United States Constitution had… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
Having removed the dictator, the allies have moved to put Iraqis in control of Iraq. Now, as they draft and ratify their… — Kay Granger Copy Share Image
The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public… — Preston Manning Copy Share Image
The only relevant side is that of the law and the Constitution. We do great injury to the integrity of the court… — Jon Kyl Copy Share Image
The Senate Majority Leader has the unilateral ability to stand up and say, 'If you defy Congress, if you defy the Constitution,… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Every rational creature has all nature for his dowry and estate. It is his, if he will. He may divest himself of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
With all the defects in our Constitution, whether general or particular, the comparison of our government with those of Europe, is like… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image