It's not that unusual for presidents to take strong…

The reason the Constitution gives judges life tenure is so they can be independent of political pressures and follow the law.

— Ted Cruz

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton,…

— Fred Barnes

We know that the Constitution wisely separates church from state, but remember: the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

— Joe Lieberman

The Framers of the Constitution wisely understood that constitutional principles must not be sacrificed on the altar of political appeasement.

— Max Baucus

Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who hold each…

— John F. Kennedy

“The rule of law does not guarantee economic security, social status, or even minimal happiness to anyone. Thus it should not be confused either…

— Noel B. Reynolds

Our inspired Constitution is wisely designed to protect from excesses of political power, but it can do little to protect us from the excesses…

— Neal A. Maxwell

I was hired for a really excellent academic job early in my life; I was twenty-five when I started at Princeton and I got…

— Paul Lansky

Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be…

— Sharon Shinn

Many conservatives see higher education as a threat to their reactionary and corporate oriented interests and would like to defund higher education, privatize it,…

— Henry Giroux

I never graduated high school; they had to change the Ivy League rules. During my tenure at Brown, I helped them become the number…

— Robert Evans

But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

In five years of my previous tenure, the treasury was never shut for one day.

— Amarinder Singh

Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative law is…

— Learned Hand

The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure.

— Norman Finkelstein