I cannot believe that a republic could subsist if the influence of the lawyers in public business did not increase in proportion… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA. — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
The majority has no right to impose its religion on the rest. That's a tradition as sacred as the Constitution itself to… — William Rainey Harper Copy Share Image
Am I right in saying that the locust of this problem is simply that judges in America are half political animals and… — Dahlia Lithwick Copy Share Image
We've had many times when a judge makes decisions that are inaccurate, and that's why we have an appeal processes — Bernard C. Parks Copy Share Image
Judge [Samuel Alito], there's a genuine struggle going on well beyond you, well beyond the Congress, in America about how to read… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“Between George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the US Constitution is no longer worth the paper it's written on.” — Michel Templet Copy Share Image
For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism… — Ferdinand Mount Copy Share Image
Make sure the government treats others the same as you would want the government to treat you. ...Once you consent to the… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
I want to remind all Americans that the Senate has a very important responsibility to confirm only well- qualified individuals who will… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
It is in vain to oppose constitutional barriers to the impulse of self-preservation. It is worse than in vain; because it plants… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Perhaps sensing the dismal failure of its efforts to show that 'established by the State' means 'established by the State or the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
The consensus we arrived with States for amending the Constitution to implement GST is a major breakthrough. This alone has the potential… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Nothing has yet been offered to invalidate the doctrine that the meaning of the Constitution may as well be ascertained by the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
We need to finally be proactive in enlightening people from Islamic cultural groups. And this applies to immigrants already here as well… — Alice Schwarzer Copy Share Image
“The people’s right to alter or abolish their form of government was, to the American revolutionaries, supposedly absolute. Yet, strangely, neither the… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
[T]he guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
We only have one penal code in the United States, and it applies in every single state, every city, no matter who… — Mark Durie Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
READILY and, I trust, feelingly acknowledge the duty incumbent on us all . . . to provide for those who, in the… — Franklin Pierce Copy Share Image
“When economic interest is seen behind the political clauses of the Constitution, then the document becomes not simply the work of wise… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The Constitution is a 200-year-old parchment, simply because we digitize the words should not suggest their meanings change. — Ed Markey Copy Share Image
The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document; it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image
I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not… — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
I stated at Justice [John] Roberts' hearing, the court's injected itself into many of the political debates of our day. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Religious people, in the name of the Constitution, are increasingly being shoved to the back of the social bus. — Pat Swindall Copy Share Image
If the PAP has a two-third majority, they will have the power to change important laws like the Constitution at will, whenever… — Tan Cheng Bock Copy Share Image
Man is by his constitution a religious animal; atheism is against not only our reason, but our instincts. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I believe in the Constitution. The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I… — Michael Newdow Copy Share Image
We've looked for the constitution to be a national pact, and the perception now is that it's not. — George W. Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend… — Byron Dorgan Copy Share Image
The Constitution says nothing about anchor babies. The 14th Amendment says nothing about birthright citizenship. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have… — Bill Lee Copy Share Image
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