The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face… — Frank I. Cobb Copy Share Image
Neither James Madison, for whom this lecture is named, nor any of the other Framers of the Constitution, were oblivious, careless, or… — Diane Wood Copy Share Image
Enshrined in the Philippine constitution, which is similar to the United States, is the bill of rights: freedom of expression, freedom of… — Maria Ressa Copy Share Image
The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
I have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security. You can still provide security without sacrificing… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. — F. Lee Bailey Copy Share Image
The first ten amendments were proposed and adopted largely because of fear that Government might unduly interfere with prized individual liberties. The… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Our Bill of Rights, the most precious part of our legal heritage, is under subtle and pervasive attacks... In the struggle between… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
“2. We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which through… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“It is a natural right which the people have reserved to themselves, confirmed by the Bill of Rights, to keep arms for… — Stephen P. Halbrook Copy Share Image
We have our difficulties, true; but we are a wiser and a tougher nation than we were in 1932. Never have there… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on true free principles,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
If we are made in some degree for others, yet in a greater are we made for ourselves. It were contrary to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
From my admittedly cranky perspective, Bush/Cheney are lousy on the Bill of Rights, Clinton/Gore were lousy on the Bill of Rights, and… — Matt Welch Copy Share Image
Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as law--the supreme law--was to impose limitations not on the behavior of ordinary citizens but… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Meantime the education of the general mind never stops. The reveries of the true and simple are prophetic. What the tender poeticyouth… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Without Thomas Jefferson and his Declaration of Independence, there would have been no American revolution that announced universal principles of liberty. Without… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“There were those few, and there will be more, who really liked people, loved people—all people. They were the human torches setting… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our example - and commitment - to freedom has changed the world. But along with the genius of our Declaration of Independence,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“Yet, more is at stake in this debate beyond simply acknowledging the religious inclinations of those people involved in the nation’s founding.… — Steven K. Green Copy Share Image
Reagan's story of freedom superficially alludes to the Founding Fathers, but its substance comes from the Gilded Age, devised by apologists for… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
So long as we govern our nation by the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights, we can be sure that… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights. I don't think you should infringe on the type… — Gabriel E. Gomez Copy Share Image
I have a recurring fantasy that one more article has been added to the Bill of Rights: the right to free access… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The Visitor Bill of Rights 1. Comfort 2. Orientation 3. Welcome/belonging 4. Enjoyment 5. Socializing 6. Respect 7. Communication 8. Learning 9. Choice and control 10. Challenge and confidence 11. Revitalization” — Philip Hughes Copy Share Image
Terrorists and their allies believe the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the American Bill of Rights and every charter of liberty… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Words are the only immutable medium we have, which is why they are the vehicle of choice for extremely important concepts like… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I revere the Bill of Rights, but at the same time I believe that anyone who's using three or more of them… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
I have led amendments to protect and grow our domestic manufacturing and to establish a parents' bill of rights to make sure… — John E. James Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as I’m a U.S. Senator, I will fight… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
If I were elected President, the first thing I would do would be to set up a Department of Restoring the Bill… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
The next time you get the urge to shut somebody up because they don't see the world exactly the same way you… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
I have withdrawn from partisan politics. I am a constitutionalist who believes that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights must be… — Richard Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
[The Bill of Rights is] designed to protect individuals and minorities against the tyranny of the majority, but it's also designed to… — Laurence Tribe Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities. — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
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