Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state. — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
Indeed, public scrutiny is desirable for healthy functioning of judiciary itself. — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
“ten minutes to find Judge Kinzer’s courtroom. Clint pulled the door open” — Katie Graykowski Copy Share Image
The judges are a big problem. Law is equal for everyone, except for them. — Giulio Andreotti Copy Share Image
A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the… — William Rawle Copy Share Image
We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by being made judges their prejudices are not… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution… — Joseph Estrada Copy Share Image
Appellate review is not a magic wand and we undermine public confidence in the judicial process when we make it look like… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
The wisdom of our ages and the blood of our heroes has been devoted to the attainment of trial by jury. It… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman - the powers of a first-rate man and the creed… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
If the Constitution framers would come back today, they would have contempt for most of us. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. — George Mason Copy Share Image
Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Eloquent words can mask much mischief. The court’s opinion today is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic—the orchestra is… — Phillips v. AWH Corporation Copy Share Image
With Brexit, and I think the extraordinary strain it's put on our constitution and our representative democracy, I do sometimes feel like… — Nicky Morgan Copy Share Image
My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them (the framers of… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
The cause of laziness is physiological; it is an infirmity of the constitution, and its victim is as much to be pitied… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Is it really so easy to determine that smacking someone in the face to find out where he has hidden the bomb… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties.… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we… — Joyce Banda Copy Share Image
For in a government of laws and not of men, no man, however prominent or powerful, and no mob however unruly or… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Pissed off by the lies, misrepresentations, and outright horseshit, I decided it was time to strike back. It was time to reclaim… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
It has been my pleasure to speak at many Federalist Society gatherings around the country, and I think one thing your organization… — Nadine Strossen Copy Share Image
What finally emerges from the 'clear and present danger' cases is a working principle that the substantive evil must be extremely serious… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Of the Logos which is as I describe it men always prove to be uncomprehending, both before they have heard it and… — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
There has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutional law than that, in criminal cases, it is not only the… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
If you're going to go into the movie business it is so full of heartbreak and you get so close and it… — John Buffalo Mailer Copy Share Image
The important distinction so well understood in America between a constitution established by the people, and unalterable by the government; and a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
Judges should follow the law in deciding cases - not their own values, good or bad. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights never gets off the page and into the lives of most Americans. — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image