Only a free press could check abuses of executive power…

Modern Democrats aren't the first political party to abuse power - far from it. Obama isn'€™t the first president to abuse executive power -…

— David Harsanyi

I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with [the president] trying to bring more…

— Barack Obama

Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.

— Noam Chomsky

The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly,…

— Charles Hodge

Church, the spiritual power, and the executive power are working today united in a system that confronts people. This alliance or cooperation between the…

— Andrey Zvyagintsev

The image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence: the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority, and devolved on the…

— Edward Gibbon

Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president…

— John Podhoretz

The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it…

— Thomas Jefferson

[T]hough individual oppression may now and then proceed fro the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never be endangered from…

— Alexander Hamilton

The most fearful phenomenon of these midcentury years is not the atom bomb; atomic energy does have its constructive possibilities… The most fearful event…

— Wheeler McMillen

“Dennis: Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.”

— Dennis

Executive power is exercised by the President of the Governing Board who, with the title of President of the Republic of Chile, administers the…

— Augusto Pinochet

The government's assertion that it must be unhindered in protecting our security can camouflage the desire to increase Executive power, while the press's cry…

— Richard Stengel

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution) ... and especially against all extension of…

— Daniel Webster

Presidential powers are not exercised by a body or group. The Constitution vests 'all executive power' in one and only one person - the…

— William Barr