By the time [John Adams] came to write his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States in 1787 he had as… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
When you're elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
In less than eighteen months, it prepared a first draft which it submitted to the General Assembly and which, at the end… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
I think that local school districts - not the federal government - should make the decision about how they teach science, biology,… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
We need to do a top/bottom review of the federal government and for every agency administration bureaucracy that is not called for… — Josh Mandel Copy Share Image
The Constitution rightly commits the authority of state elections to state legislatures, not Congress, but Congress must protect the Electoral College and… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Values that I would be enforcing if I were a judge are not just my values, that I am not striking something… — Raymond Kethledge Copy Share Image
“Whether it was celebrated or lamented, the Constitution was universally seen as a secular document establishing a civil frame of government. In… — Steven K. Green Copy Share Image
“I only wish the NRA and its jellyfish, well-paid supporters in legislatures both State and Federal would be careful to recite the… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
I've reported in countries where leaders not only complain about a critical press, but also try to shut it down, throwing reporters… — Jonathan Karl Copy Share Image
The issue presented is whether the Federal Constitution confers a fundamental right upon homosexuals to engage in sodomy, and hence invalidates the… — Byron White Copy Share Image
The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy the gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people; then… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Our example - and commitment - to freedom has changed the world. But along with the genius of our Declaration of Independence,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Congress actually authorized the printing and payment for a Bible. That illustrates the high regard that the Bible was held in early… — Steve Green Copy Share Image
What is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part [the necessary and proper clause] of the Constitution… — James Madison Copy Share Image
How will we defend ourselves if the Patriot Act expires? Well, perhaps we could just rely on the Constitution and demonstrate exactly… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
There is a separation - a very clear separation - between the judiciary, the legal system, and the political system in this… — Anthony Albanese Copy Share Image
It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is… — Thomas F. Wilson Copy Share Image
Judge Aquilina did what Michigan State University officials, USA Gymnastics, and the Karoyli ranch officials did not: Immediately believed the women who… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Eternal vigilance must be maintained to guard against those who seek to stifle ideas, establish a narrow orthodoxy, and divide our nation… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Limbaugh has taught millions of Americans about conservative ideology, emphasizing the Constitution and the country's founding ideals, and suffered attacks from the… — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
In this distribution of powers the wisdom of our constitution is manifested. It is the province and duty of the Executive to… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Constitution and laws of the United States resemble a theocracy more closely than any government now on the earth, or that… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
For my part, I sincerely esteem the Constitution, a system which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Democratic constitutions do allow some suspension of rights in states of emergency. Thus rights are not always trumps. But neither is necessity.… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
In the months ahead, I will leave the Department of Justice, but I will never -- I will never -- leave the… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
History or custom or social utility or some compelling sense of justice or sometimes perhaps a semi-intuitive apprehension of the pervading spirit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Constitution has become a convenient tool and talking point for politicians that get paid by the NRA. The same goes for… — Ana Kasparian Copy Share Image
The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court,… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
One of the litmus tests for judicial conservatism is the idea of judicial restraint - that courts should give substantial deference to… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
Conservative concepts believe in little government - take care of yourself, and that makes men who invent things like the constitution! Liberal… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution) ... and especially against all… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
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