There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates… — George Washington Copy Share Image
[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The state (the U.S. Constitution) has not the right to leave every man free to profess and embrace whatever religion he may… — Pope Pius IX Copy Share Image
As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power. — Herb Kohl Copy Share Image
The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries. — Al Franken Copy Share Image
[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to Congress;… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It's not fair… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the first place, it is to be remembered, that the general government is not to be charged with the whole power… — James Madison Copy Share Image
With our goddess, the Pachamama, and it is not possible to continue having a monopoly of religious faith, only Catholic. We have… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind, which is… — William Whewell Copy Share Image
The Constitution's Emoluments Clause bars the president from earning any compensation from a foreign government. Mr. Trump ought to consider a partial… — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence… From the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them,… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
Allowing a non-lawyer to be on the Supreme Court strikes me as a very American thing, in a good way. Another is… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
We need to reform the constitution in Chile. The current one was written and passed in 1980 during the dictatorship. Some changes… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Judges are human beings. We have a duty that we focus on and that we take seriously. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The last time I checked, speaking out against the government isn't a crime but protected under the United States Constitution. — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
A judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus… — John McCain Copy Share Image
We have built no temple but the Capitol. We consult no common oracle but the Constitution. — Rufus Choate Copy Share Image
“The hoary judge put his mouth close to his ear, panted for a moment, made the announcement and slowly moved away, as… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
Our constitutional system is founded on democracy: the will of the people, not the unchecked rule of judges. — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of… — Joschka Fischer Copy Share Image
The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment. — Larry Flynt Copy Share Image
We need more justices who will uphold the Constitution, follow the rule of law, and protect our Montana way of life. — Matt Rosendale Copy Share Image
When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome. — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
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