Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
No power over the freedom of religion [is] delegated to the United States by the Constitution. — James Madison Copy Share Image
There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
The founding leaders of our country believed in a three-part sharing of governmental power, with each branch jealously watching the actions of… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of… — William Whipple Copy Share Image
The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A ban on same-sex marriage violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause. — Lisa Madigan Copy Share Image
If you look at the origins of the postal service in the U.S., the founding fathers created it to protect democratic rights. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
The Chinese government attaches importance to, and protects, human rights. We have incorporated these lines into the Chinese constitution, and we also… — Wen Jiabao Copy Share Image
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Just as the policies and programmes for development have to adhere to the law of the land - respecting the basic principles… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be held in bondage. We of the North… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
The whole body of the nation is the sovereign legislative, judiciary, and executive power for itself. The inconvenience of meeting to exercise… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Alcoholism, the opium habit and tobaccoism are a trio of poison habits which have been weighty handicaps to human progress during the… — John Harvey Kellogg Copy Share Image
The conditions of city life may be made healthy, so far as the physical constitution is concerned; but there is connected with… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
General irregularities are known in time to remedy themselves. By the constitution of ancient Egypt, the priesthood was continually increasing, till at… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Thus these three amendments to the Constitution [13th, 14th, 15th] were ratified while the ten Southern states were under martial law, and… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
“Hamilton then picked up a slim volume on the table and turned it over in his hands. “Ah, this is the constitution,”… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
In my opinion, Chief Justice Roberts put it best during his recent confirmation hearings. And he said, and I quote, "The framers… — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
Because the bill in reserving a certain parcel of land in the United States for the use of said Baptist Church comprises… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary underpin our democracy and lie at the heart of our way of… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
If the provisions of the constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well… — George Sutherland Copy Share Image
A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state. — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Copy Share Image
The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals. — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing like moderation.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
There's no question that Roberts will vote like William Rehnquist... If he swings, it will be from right to far right. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Thank God for the founding fathers, who set up three separate branches of government. And the media acting as the Fourth Estate. — Andre Carson Copy Share Image
We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The Court's primary duty, in short, is not to minimize its role or avoid friction with the political branches, but to try… — Diane S. Sykes Copy Share Image
A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The judiciary is peopled by judges who are human, and being human, they are occasionally motivated by considerations other than an objective… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
We're going to appoint great justices to the United States Supreme Court to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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