America Quote by Alan Dershowitz

“The Constitution doesn’t give us rights: it restrains government from infringing on rights we acquire at birth by virtue of being human beings, “natural…

— Thom Hartmann

“the Constitution was designed not to give us rights but to prevent government from taking our rights.”

— Thom Hartmann

Our government does not exist to decide the rights, nor to grant them. Our government exists to protect them. And that is why we…

— Marco Rubio

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are…

— James Bovard

It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth.

— Jacob G. Hornberger

I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group's rights.

— Jean O'Leary

Our Constitution is a mighty document, but the rights it secures require constant vigilance - and the unwavering voices of justices who dissent against…

— Jonathan Capehart

Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not - and is not - a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

We're here to defend the rights that are enshrined to us by the Constitution, as Americans.

— Sam Rasoul

We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from…

— Barbara Boxer

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…

— Patrick Henry

“Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our fathers made it inviolate. The people of the United…

— Abraham Lincoln