Lincoln was not an intellectual, but no one in 200 years understood the language of the King James Bible or learned Blackstone's… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Congress was designed by the Founding Fathers to move slowly, precisely to avoid the sudden panic of a one-week solution that becomes… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
If we are negative by nature, we Americans are more human than most. The Founding Fathers loved going negative. Heck, the Declaration… — Paul Begala Copy Share Image
The Warren Court wasn't that radical. It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the founding fathers, in their genius, created a system of three co-equal branches of government and a built-in system of… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I usually don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is 4th of July. And I need the energy… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“I would very much like to know what the Founding Fathers would say if they could see these children being debauched to… — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our founding fathers. They set forth principles… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Isn't my music the last of the real rhythm and blues? Isn't it great? It's because of my musicians, we were weaned… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Our nation's founding fathers carefully crafted a Bill of Rights - an articulation of personal liberties woven into the entire fabric of… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don't police the… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“And so, at a December 1981 meeting, Contra leaders, whom Reagan referred to as the “moral equivalent of the Founding Fathers,” floated… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
Many agricultural counties are far more important in the life of the State than their population bears to the entire population of… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
“It is not the self respect and pride that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind to your children… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
“I resume my pen, in reply to the curious epistle, you have been pleased to favour me with; and can assure you,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by the Founding Fathers. James Madison said, We… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny… — James Madison Copy Share Image
You want to reclaim your country? You got to go back to the first men who started this country, the founding fathers… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
While confronting the problems of the present, I often find myself thinking back to the world of books as it was experienced… — Robert Darnton Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
“Our Founding Fathers chose to serve God – His will, His call, and His purposes. They promoted freedom, piety, loyalty, learning, and… — Jerry Novick Copy Share Image
Do or do not. There is no try," says Yoda, the bewitching philosopher warrior created by George Lucas in Star Wars. Yoda… — Jerry I. Porras Copy Share Image
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
If we are to continue to have the freedoms that came of the inspiration of the Almighty to our Founding Fathers, we… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that the founding fathers intended for a fourth branch of government to emerge — that of special interest groups.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
Our founding fathers started this country and built it on God and His Word, and this country sure would be a better… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Soliciting anything of value from a foreign national to help a U.S. campaign is not just illegal; it is the Founding Fathers'… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government,… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law,… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
“It was an early saying here [Massachusetts] that there were 'Roots enough to plant Hampshire County and Gunns enough to defend them.” — Edward Pearson Pressey Copy Share Image
“The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil… — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
The thing with all the Founding Fathers, one of the most common words they used was 'posterity.' They were constantly referring to… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
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