The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
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Two of our most sacred and unalienable rights protected by the Constitution are the right to religious freedom and the right to… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
“James Madison made clear in Federalist 51 that that this elaborate structure—today often derided as “ gridlock ”—was created to protect individual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We only have the public's belief in the rule of law and willingness to follow what it is that we decide. And… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
From the point of view of legislation of the Constitution, my mandate has been given by my constituency. So it's only my… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme… — Dick Thornburgh 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
“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
There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our Puritan past.… — Sherwin Wine Copy Share Image
“And foe-of-convenience, the United States, barely the hope of the world, guilty of torture, helpless before its sacred text conceived in an… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so… — John Adams Copy Share Image
At the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration [i.e., the First Amendment],… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
Particularly when the war power is invoked to do things to the liberties of people, or to their property or economy that… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and… — Rose Bird Copy Share Image
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. A table, a chair,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Senator, my answer is that the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court requires that nominees before this committee for a position… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
It will be admitted on all hands, that with the exception of the powers surrendered by the Constitution of the United States,… — Roger B. Taney Copy Share Image
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If I look back, the one thing that I am proud of is that for once I as a political leader, kept… — Frederik Willem de Klerk Copy Share Image
Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel has not said anything, and in fact, cannot say anything. But I would even broaden it out to, you… — Dahlia Lithwick Copy Share Image
We came to say, the Quran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book. God willing, should they… — Ismail Haniyeh Copy Share Image
Justice O'Connor was the fifth vote to uphold the time-honored principle, which bears repeating, of separation of church and state. There was… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
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