There should be some other provisions in the Constitution whereby if the Government is not functioning well, it can be dealt with.… — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image
We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[International law] doesn't show what the Constitution originally meant, and it doesn't show what is fundamentally important to Americans today. It shows… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be… — Ben Nelson Copy Share Image
well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that… — Dave Pelzer Copy Share Image
Shouldn't the General Assembly adopt a declaration on the inadmissibility of interference into domestic affairs of sovereign states and nonrecognition of coup… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am charged with violating pledges which I never gave; and because I execute what I believe to be the law, with… — John Tyler Copy Share Image
And I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“There is hardly any political question in the United States that sooner or later does not turn into a judicial question. From… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“The Tenth Amendment recognizes the States' jurisdiction in certain areas. States' Rights means that the States have a right to act or… — Barry M. Goldwater Copy Share Image
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
I do think the whole question of judicial accountability is a complicated one. On the one hand, you want to encourage judicial… — Deborah Rhode Copy Share Image
[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
By creating a prosecutor who is overseen over by a court, they are melding executive and judicial power in a way that… — John Bolton Copy Share Image
“The advantages of a hereditary Monarchy are self-evident. Without some such method of prescriptive, immediate and automatic succession, an interregnum intervenes, rival… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We need to be very careful when considering whether or not to change the constitution to accept same-sex marriage as this issue… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
The primary function of a constitution was to mark out the boundaries of governmental powers-hence in England, where there was no constitution… — Bernard Bailyn Copy Share Image
Roosevelt got a chance to name an amazing nine justices of the Supreme Court. He was not namby-pamby on this question. He… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that.… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
I wish the constitution, which is offered, had been made more perfect; but I sincerely believe it is the best that could… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The Constitution of the United States. It's still the best document of its kind, and written into it are exactly the kind… — John Roderick Copy Share Image
Living freely means being able to freely communicate in your native language and to be guided by the 10th article of the… — Petro Poroshenko Copy Share Image
It is profoundly troubling when you have Supreme Court justices not following their judicial oath. And taking the role of policy makers… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
All laws that are proper and correct, and all obligations entered into which are not violative of the constitution should be kept… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a… — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Copy Share Image
Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my first lesson. Clothes do not make the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
We should know why paternalism, collectivism, or unnecessary federal supervision will hold our standard of living down and reduce productivity just as… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
There are three qualifications required in those who have to fill the highest offices, - (1) first of all, loyalty to the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
What Obama did wrong with executive power is he tried to change the law. He tried to ignore the law. And under… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside… If I had the… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Such is the constitution of man that labour may be styled its own reward; nor will any external incitements be requisite, if… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
The central genius of the American Constitution lies in its use of structure to protect individual liberty. It does not rely solely,… — William Barr Copy Share Image
The current term of protection for software is the life of an author plus 70 years, or, if it's work-for-hire, a total… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are… — Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Copy Share Image
This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and… — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
The constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. I am a citizen, with… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image