By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Now I don't know why he's denying them habeas corpus. I can only assume the guys they got detained over there did… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
In violation of the Habeas Corpus Act and the fundamental laws of our constitution these men have never been brought to trail… — John Amery Copy Share Image
The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
When John Adams - when - James Madison was writing - pretty much writing the Constitution, he got a letter from Thomas… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“2. We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which through… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Trial by jury in civil causes,... trial by jury in criminal causes, [and] the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus... all… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
“We must pose the familiar question about how far our civil liberties have been eroded by the national security state… Somehow it… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
People can be committed to a mental institution only after judicial hearing, but people are committed to schools beyond the reach of… — Martin Mayer Copy Share Image
In our country, [habeas corpus ] means that if you've been sentenced and convicted in a state court, either to death or… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The habeas corpus business, that's to show that he [Bill Clinton] is not tough on crime. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The arguments over the limits that may be put on individuals suspected of sympathising with the enemy have occurred over the centuries.… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
If the federal constitution is to be construed so far in connection with the state constitutions, as to leave the trial by… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
“Twas now the very witching time of night, When churchyards groan, and graves give up their dead, And many a mischievous, enfranchised… — Thomas Ingoldsby Copy Share Image
In England and, later, the United Kingdom, Habeas Corpus is a right of great antiquity: Anyone who is arrested must be brought… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
As the nation-state has monopolized habeas corpus … on balance we have far more people in prison, federal and state, than ever. — Anthony Gregory Copy Share Image
Our country is wounded and bleeding now if we don't know whether or not habeas corpus exists. — Keith Olbermann Copy Share Image
Americans think their danger is terrorists. They don't understand the terrorists cannot take away habeas corpus, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution....… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
There is also the issue of personal privacy when it comes the executive power. Throughout our nation's history, whether it was habeas… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
“Mansfield ruled that habeas corpus applied to anyone in England, even if they originated elsewhere. He was aware of the significance of… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
I will now add what I do not like. First, the omission of a bill of rights providing clearly and without the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The liberty of the press, trial by jury, the Habeas Corpus Writ, even Magna Carta itself, although justly deemed the paladia of… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
“What a man! He certainly seems to have the run of this country. Just shows how one can push a democracy around,… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
I first met Mr Tarkunde in 1976 during the Emergency, when Civil Liberties had been extinguished and the Habeas Corpus case was… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
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