People don't seem to understand that the separation of…

I believe in the separation of powers. If a judge crosses the line between interpreting and making the law, he has crossed the line…

— Orrin Hatch

One of the principles upon which the E.U. is built is the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.

— Frans Timmermans

I sometimes think that when he was at Harvard Law School, Mr. Obama cut class the day they got to the separation of powers,…

— George Will

The bedrock principle of separation of powers ought to be upheld regardless of the (D) or (R) that rests behind a given president's name.

— Kayleigh McEnany

The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a…

— Roy Moore

“The political liberty, of the subject, (separation of powers), is a tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of [their] safety.…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Our political organization, based as it is on an eighteenth-century separation of powers and on a nineteenth-century nationalist state, is generally recognized to be…

— Carroll Quigley

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning…

— Richard M. Nixon

“In any event, one must consider the broader implications of a frontal assault on the separation of powers as outdated, ineffective, and unaccountable. The…

— Thomas O. Sargentich

“In a recurring theme among progressives, Croly condemned the Constitution’s separation of powers, a doctrine essential to averting centralized tyranny, as the main obstacle…

— Mark R. Levin

I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…

— John Yoo

The Supreme Court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

— Brett Kavanaugh

I rise in support of the separation of powers as established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution. The Constitution clearly delegates the power…

— Dana Rohrabacher

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the…

— Robert Byrd

The separation of powers is about legislative powers. It isn't about discussion or words.

— Rand Paul