The American Constitution, one of the few modern political documents drawn up by men who were forced by the sternest circumstances to… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Nobody supposes that doctors are less virtuous than judges; but a judge whose salary and reputation depended on whether the verdict was… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it had the… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
September 11th does not justify ignoring the Constitution by creating broad new federal police powers. The rule of law is worthless if… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I've been studying the Constitution for myself but also as a way for me, as a Democrat, to comprehend the Right. I… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
Never mind what makes Canadas constitution so special. Probably something to do with hockey, or the inalienable right to poutine, or securing… — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Free speech is what we all have and is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Academic freedom refers to… — Joan Wallach Scott Copy Share Image
Were I to define the British constitution, therefore, I should say, it is a limited monarchy, or a mixture of the three… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Yes, and Eliza and I composed a precocious critique of the Constitution of the United Staes of America, too. We argued that… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The woman movement is one which is uniting by co-operating influences, all the antagonisms that are warring on the family state. Spiritualism,… — Catharine Beecher Copy Share Image
“Administrative law thereby has transformed American government and society. Although this mode of power is unrecognized by the Constitution, it has become… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
The chemical differences among various species and genera of animals and plants are certainly as significant for the history of their origins… — Ray Lankester Copy Share Image
There is no good government but what is republican. That the only valuable part of the British constitution is so; for the… — John Adams Copy Share Image
One of the most extraordinary examples in recent decades [of unitary visions of constitutional enterprise] is found in a book called "Takings"...… — Laurence Tribe Copy Share Image
Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
There's very little proof that Obama or anyone in his administration - particularly Hillary Clinton - truly understands or believes the tenets… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
I think that is why we're seeing conservatives uniting behind our campaign, because I have a proven record as a consistent conservative… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable… — Byron White Copy Share Image
Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the… — Karl Landsteiner Copy Share Image
It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Warren Court wasn't that radical. It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
American patriotism is generally something that amuses Europeans, I suppose because children look idiotic saluting the flag and because the constitution contains… — Katharine Whitehorn Copy Share Image
“He was a judge which meant he was a man of the law. However, Kevin, Benjamin, Frankie, and Pastor Caine would need… — Genevieve D. Woods Copy Share Image
“Let [the Constitution] be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges, let it be written in primers, in spelling books and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Chief Justice Roberts has expressly said that the Constitution and the government should be colorblind, he sees no difference between government action… — Erwin Chemerinsky Copy Share Image
The right response when, in the army, you are given an unlawful order, is to refuse that order. The right response of… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
I have litigated in my private life, and I will say there are many reasons why a judge could be recused from… — Matt Gaetz Copy Share Image
I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with [the president] trying to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our present condition is, Legislation without law; wisdom without a plan; a constitution without a name; and, what is strangely astonishing, perfect… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Going back all the way to the founding, there was a recognition that in the same way that you need the Constitution… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where there are… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I tend to agree with those who say that a justice's duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more… — Amy Coney Barrett Copy Share Image
Well, today, we are in the struggle brought on to us by the terrorists of Islam. It is a war that we… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
The very idea of the law in a constitutional republic involves the requisite that it be a rule, a guide, uniform, fixed… — Levi Woodbury Copy Share Image
New Jersey was threatened like no other region in this country and what we did was we took action within the constitution… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
![“Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table [the Constitution] gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and…” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/5b8/george-mason-8435_2-amendment_who-are-the-militia-they-consist-now-of_1020490.jpg)
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