The whole basis of the Constitution was a restriction of power, and the whole basis of the federalist system was that there… — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
When it comes to our Constitution, judges perform, certainly, an important role. But the people, acting through their elected representatives, should play… — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
Many seventh graders I know in Illinois, as well as around the Nation, are studying the Constitution. I was pretty impressed with… — Melissa Bean Copy Share Image
Well, first of all, I don't want to debate the word conservative, but by my definition, a conservative is someone who wants… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
So, I mean to say, as for those who are proving their allegiance with what I would call sickening perseverance, and who… — Vladimir Posner Copy Share Image
There simply is no greater threat to individual liberty and the viability of our great nation than the threat that comes from… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
The Framers [of the Constitution] . . . created the federally protected right of silence and decreed that the law could not… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
Through your individual leadership, millions of gun owners across the nation made their voices heard sending an unmistakable message: stop President Barack… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
Here is what Hillary Clinton said. Crooked Hillary said, "You know, when we talk about the Supreme Court" - fake smile -… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I am a Libertarian. I want to be known as a Libertarian and a Constitutionalist in the tradition of the early James… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“In New York the curriculum guide for 11th-grade American history tells students that there were three "foundations" for the Constitution: the European… — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr Copy Share Image
I'm a common law judge. I believe in deciding every case on its facts, not on a legal philosophy. And I believe… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I believe that it is my duty and your duty to teach our children concerning this great God-inspired Constitution, this great law… — Charles W. Nibley Copy Share Image
What are wanted ...are not Constitutions and Revolutions, nor all sorts of Conferences and Congresses, nor the many ingenious devices for submarine… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
While President Barack Obama has, in one sense, tipped his hand by saying that he wants judges with "empathy" for certain groups,… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
You live in a society that is shaped in every possible way by the Bible. The language you use, the laws you… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You… — Jamie Raskin Copy Share Image
America wasn't founded as a theocracy. America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
In our Constitution governmental power is divided among three separate branches of the national government, three separate branches of State governments, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Indeed, an entire generation of Americans has grown to adulthood since the Roe decision of 1973, which held that the right to… — Robert Casey Copy Share Image
Our government leaders... have made many mistakes in the past when they have lost sight of the sacred American values rooted in… — Samuel Dash Copy Share Image
There are only two ways to remove the president - if he violates the constitution or commits high treason. How could anyone… — Emile Lahoud Copy Share Image
The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
America was made for white men. Literally, at the time of the writing of the new country's Constitution, only white men could… — Amanda Seales Copy Share Image
I can find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution, and I do not believe that the power and duty… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
If there's anything you absolutely hate, why, it must be unconstitutional. Or, if there's anything you absolutely have to have, it must… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
You form a society: that limits you. Adopt a name, and you've limited yourself again; draw up a constitution and bylaws and… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I read hard, or not at all; never skimming, never turning aside to merely inciting books; and Plato, Aristotle, Butler, Thucydides, Sterne,… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
The Constitution created a system of checks and balances designed to prevent the president from becoming a king or a dictator. Our… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
Judges decide upon copyright law. They decide upon trademark law. They decide upon scientific issues. They decide upon very complex technical issues… — Kapil Sibal Copy Share Image
At my years, and with my disposition, or rather, constitution, one gets to care less and less for everything except downright goodfeeling.… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
There is no reason to believe that in the face of statutory ambiguity, the meaning of federal law should be settled by… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
[T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Even the country's first president chafed at the limits placed on him by the writers of the U.S. Constitution. From the nature… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The question now was...whether that beautiful fabric [the English constitution]...was to be maintained in that freedom...for which blood had been spilt; or… — Charles James Fox Copy Share Image
How can those who are invested with the power of government be prevented from the abuse of those powers as the means… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
“To achieve these Jeffersonian ends, Alexander Hamilton—Jefferson’s philosophical rival—devised an ingenious strategy that entailed a strong manufacturing base, a national banking system,… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
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