Some people cling to the belief that the Civil War was fought over states' rights. But history is not on their side.… — Roy Cooper Copy Share Image
What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.… — Bruce Catton Copy Share Image
States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Byrd, the former Klu [sic] Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
The Union was formed by the voluntary agreement of the States; and these, in uniting together, have not forfeited their Nationality, nor… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Elijah Muhammad himself has now been carrrying the same message for more than thirty years; he is not an overnight sensation, and… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendancy over the National Government, and will for… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“… I believe that the maintenance of the rights and authority reserved to the states and to the people … are the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States' Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I saw in States' rights the only availing check upon the absolutism of the sovereign will, and secession filled me with hope,… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
To those who say, my friends, to those who say, that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them.… — James Madison Copy Share Image
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