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
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
Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
North Carolina wants its judges to be fair and impartial, and partisan politics has no place on the judges' bench. — Roy Cooper Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Since the time of the Founding Fathers, and since they added the Second Amendment to the Constitution, our guns have developed at… — Emma Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The only guarantee of the Bill of Rights which continues to have any force and effect is the one prohibiting quartering troops… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Can the real Constitution be restored? Probably not. Too many Americans depend on government money under programs the Constitution doesn't authorize, and… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think any good judge recognizes his or her place in our constitutional government, and that place is not to upset the… — Thomas Hardiman Copy Share Image
“A regime that can suspend or abrogate the constitution and run the country on its whims and caprice should be ashamed of… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Copy Share Image
It is clear that those constitutions which aim at the common good are right, as being in accord with absolute justice; while… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
There are two amendments only which I am anxious for: 1. A bill of rights, which it is so much the interest… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“I entirely concur in the propriety of restoring to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation.… — James Madison Copy Share Image
In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If you call yourself an American that means that you have embraced the constitution, because that is what an American is. A… — Scott Ritter Copy Share Image
It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
This balance between the National and State governments ought to be dwelt on with peculiar attention, as it is of the utmost… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it… — Stephen Halbrook Copy Share Image
“in a constitutionally ordered state, where laws are derived from broad principles of right and wrong and where those principles are enshrined… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“Judges don’t get to choose their cases. When a case goes to court, the judge assigned to it did not commit the… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Unfortunately a Constitutional amendment that would have empowered Congress to make desecration of the United States flag illegal failed to pass by… — Kenny Marchant Copy Share Image
We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be… — Frank Murphy Copy Share Image
The importance of the Bible to a church is to keep the church on track. The role of the Constitution in government… — Ted Haggard Copy Share Image
A move to decide citizenship on the basis of religion amounts to rejecting the Constitution. — Pinarayi Vijayan Copy Share Image
It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Why is it that some people, you know, think we should obey the Constitution sometimes and not other times. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That… — Hilary Rosen Copy Share Image
Just because you've seen 'My Cousin Vinny' doesn't qualify you to be a federal judge. — John Kennedy Copy Share Image
I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We are hated because we are free. We are hated because of the idea that is the United States of America. We… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“The judge, for instance, who signed the warrant for Charlie’s arrest that last time he went into remand is still on the… — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
I am not putting a check on anyone. I just have to say that India's Constitution has given certain rights and freedom… — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
We had a bad court. Got a bad decision, had a court that's been overturned I may be wrong but I think… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. Your have to catch up with it yourself.” — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the verdict of the jury is not founded… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
