Democratic constitutions do allow some suspension of rights in states of emergency. Thus rights are not always trumps. But neither is necessity.… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
One of the litmus tests for judicial conservatism is the idea of judicial restraint - that courts should give substantial deference to… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court,… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Conservative concepts believe in little government - take care of yourself, and that makes men who invent things like the constitution! Liberal… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I do not lift my voice against the great and glorious Government guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution, but against those… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
“The reason the founders chafed at the idea of an American standing army and vested the power of war making in the… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
I am now-the friend of the equal rights of men, of representative democracy, of republicanism and the Declaration of Independence, the great… — John Stark Copy Share Image
We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it... There can be no… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Second Amendment is in the Constitution to help citizens protect themselves from people like Senator Dianne Feinstein who would come along,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The Senate, compared to the House, is where things are supposed to slow down, by design, Founding Father design. The Founding Fathers… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We consider ourselves to be free because no one in our society is allowed unlimited powerno leader, faction, party or 'class', no… — Michael Joseph Oakeshott Copy Share Image
Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution) ... and especially against all… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
The Constitution authorizes Congress to tax Americans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. But in Washington, the… — Josh Hawley Copy Share Image
Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution; delicacy of taste, to calmness and sedateness. Hence it is common to find… — Henry Home, Lord Kames Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“CHARLES. And the courts have declared that your judges were full of corruption and cozenage, fraud and malice. JOAN. Not they. They… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
In the 1990s, there was a lot of reform, and there was a lot of forward movement on a lot of fronts… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
If you don't believe this election is important, if you think you can sit it out, take a moment to think about… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I just accept that, if my party and my compatriots wish that I be removed from office, they must exercise that right… — Jacob Zuma Copy Share Image
The Constitution was framed fundamentally as a bulwark against governmental power, and preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
When, after having examined in detail the organization of the Supreme Court, one comes to consider in sum the prerogatives that have… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes Supreme Court justices surprise you with their decisions - you think they're going to vote one way, but they vote a… — Sunny Hostin Copy Share Image
We believe in humility and integrity, the spirit of one people, bound together under God. We understand that the Constitution was written… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I think if you accept the Left's premise of a living Constitution, then you accept the Left's premise of a living America,… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
Even putting aside the Judeo-Christian morality upon which the Constitution and our nations culture are based, the notion of forced euthanasia would… — Sherwin B. Nuland Copy Share Image
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed,… — Vaughn Walker Copy Share Image
Too many of us had to suffer at the hands of a judiciary so independent that it often acted independently of both… — Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Copy Share Image
The particular phraseology of the Constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
Instead of investigating the fact that the president-elect [Donald trump] is going to be violating "The Constitution" with these flows of foreign… — Norman L. Eisen Copy Share Image
The Constitution does not vest in Congress the authority to protect society from every bad act that might befall it…[I]f followed to… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
I know for my family, the only question that we will be answering is how many people are in our home. We… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
![“The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies… A delegation of such powers [to the President] would have struck, not only at the fabric of our Constitution, but at the foundation of all well organized and…” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e3/james-madison-373_army_the-constitution-expressly-and-exclusive_277138.jpg)
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