The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages. — John Yoo Copy Share Image
We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
[Tar water] is of a nature so mild and benign and proportioned to the human constitution, as to warm without heating, to… — George Berkeley Copy Share Image
We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect… — Cyril Ramaphosa Copy Share Image
It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state. — Sean Hannity Copy Share Image
We are a nation of laws. And nobody can ignore our Constitution. No one's above the law. And that includes the president… — John Yang Copy Share Image
Can it be of less consequence that the meaning of a Constitution should be fixed and known, than a meaning of a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[The Constitution] will not be saved in Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
September 11th does not justify ignoring the Constitution by creating broad new federal police powers. The rule of law is worthless if… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it had the… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
There's very little proof that Obama or anyone in his administration - particularly Hillary Clinton - truly understands or believes the tenets… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will… — George Mason Copy Share Image
The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But it is recognized that punishment for the abuse of the liberty accorded to the press is essential to the protection of… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Stripped of all its covering, the naked question is, whether ours is a federal or consolidated government; a constitutional or absolute one;… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
To be true to its constitutional role, the Supreme Court should refuse to be drawn into making public policy, and it should… — Mark Levin Copy Share Image
We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands: we have a check upon two branches of the legislature, as… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We plant a tree that won't be big enough to climb until we're too old to climb trees, we write constitutions to… — Linda Ellerbee Copy Share Image
For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of… — Horst Seehofer Copy Share Image
When the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted, those high contracting parties did positively agree that they would not… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
But I am pro-life and will intend, if I’m president of the United States, to encourage pro-life policies. [...] And I hope… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Basically, if you become president, you must swear to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and what the Constitution says. — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
“In America, the Federal Constitution has endured as the most sagacious conservative document in political history” — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“As James Basford remarked, “It requires a strong constitution to withstand repeated attacks of prosperity.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
Our constitution, in short, is a judge-made constitution, and it bears on its face all the features, good and bad, of judge-made… — A. V. Dicey Copy Share Image
The appointment of the next Supreme Court justice must be made in the people's interest and in the nation's interest, not in… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Our great Constitution has been beaten and torn until now it hangs by a single thread, and that thread is our franchise… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I believe…this is my final word…I believe that I'm supporting the Constitution of the United States which does not give the right… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
He has selected from a group of overwhelming candidates. This candidate was nominated to the Supreme Court because of his extremely overwhelming… — Rod Parsley Copy Share Image
I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government. — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
I was interested in law and wanted to be a Supreme Court judge. We see so many pending cases in India and… — Nikki Tamboli Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has a very light backlog. They leave a lot of splits among the circuits, a lot of uncertainty. And… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Under our [constitutional system] - either we're going to have to rethink our Constitution, or we're going to have to rethink our… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image