“For the same reason , the American government has invented a completely new juridical category , that of 'illegal enemy combatants'. In… — Tzvetan Todorov Copy Share Image
The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of… — Clement Attlee Copy Share Image
“The only word these corporations know is more,” wrote Chris Hedges, former correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, and the… — Jim Marrs Copy Share Image
“I was once asked if I had any ideas for a really scary reality TV show. I have one reality show that… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Jefferson's ambivalence toward the French Revolution matters. As a key founder of the American republic, he bridges the moderate and radical Enlightenments.… — Kim R. Holmes Copy Share Image
Prisoners, according to the law, who are non-U.S. citizens and are detained outside the U.S. - including in Guantanamo Bay - are… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the essential principles of our government. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Why are we proud? We are proud, first of all, because from the beginning of this Nation, a man can walk upright,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under protection of habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, these… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Few would argue against safe-guarding the nation. But in the judgment of at least one of the country's most distinguished presidential scholars,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
We are so considerate of the minute constitutional rights and even of the political feelings and influence of people whom we have… — Westbrook Pegler Copy Share Image
One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“In Boumediene v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that the United States’ exercise of authority over Guantánamo gave the detainees a constitutional… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
If a passion for freedom is not in vogue, patriots may sound the alarm till they are weary. The Act of Habeas… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England. See how few of the cases of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Strangers, modest enough elsewhere, started up at dinners in Coketown, and boasted, in quite a rampant way, of Bounderby. They made him… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is part of that bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We are proud because from the beginning of this nation man can walk upright no matter who he is or who she… — Dwight David Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“When we have a government that tortures people,” continued Kennedy, “that suspends our Bill of Rights, suspends habeas corpus, that says the… — Brad Olsen Copy Share Image
“the Ku Klux Klan Act. He had planned a California trip that spring, but canceled it in the belief that he couldn’t… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
"It astonishes me to find... [that so many] of our countrymen... should be contented to live under a system which leaves to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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