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On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with… — James Madison Copy Share Image
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A judge said that all his experience, both as counsel and judge, had been spent sorting out the difficulties of people who,… — Gilbert Harding Copy Share Image
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I've said many times - I told William Buckley, I said, "You warped my mind and I never recovered from it." That… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
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The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights were all written by affluent white males, but to discuss them… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
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To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them,… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
I think [John Adams's] influence on the federal Constitution was indirect. Many including James Madison mocked the first volume of Adams's Defence… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
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That's beautiful: the hurrah game! well — it's our game: that's the chief fact in connection with it: America's game: has the… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
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I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at… — David Stras Copy Share Image
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I am actually what my age and my upbringing have made me - a bourgeois who adheres to the British constitution, adheres… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
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I have to make the very best judgments I can make in terms of what's gonna keep the American people safe. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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There is one way, only one way to solve it, and that is through legislation. It cannot be through an unconstitutional executive… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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