Constitution Quote by Andrew Napolitano Download Open image “The federal government views the Constitution as its enemy.” — Andrew Napolitano ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Constitution Enemy Federal government Government Politics Views
Controlling the interpretation of the Constitution is vital to the leftist agenda of expanding the federal government's power. That means keeping the federal judiciary… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
“generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. [It] says what the states can’t do to you. [It] says what the federal government… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an abolition of the State governments, makes them constituent parts of the national sovereignty, by allowing them… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government. — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor… — Tommy Franks Copy Share Image
The Constitution limits the role of government. The Constitution enumerates the freedoms of the people and enforces those freedoms against government, making sure government… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government can't do… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land. — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
“Assaults by fanatics on our safety... does not justify assaults by the government on our freedom!” — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
The other General Welfare Clause is in the first of the authorities given to the Congress and it's not a grant, it's a restriction.… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
All presidents but Jefferson have argued that their first job was to keep us safe. All presidents but Jefferson were wrong. If you read… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
Freedom is the default position. Everything the government does takes away some of our freedom... That's why we have a constitution, to restrain the… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
The only problem with voting is no matter who you vote for the government always gets in. — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
Why are liberals who want the government to regulate their health care upset that the government wants to regulate their internet? — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to believe that it [World Trade Center Building 7] came down by itself... Twenty years from now, people will look… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
The unfortunate and inescapable historical truth is that those in government - from both parties and with a few courageous exceptions - do not… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
The redistribution of wealth creates dependence on the people to whom it is redistributed, it doesn't incentivize them to create their own wealth. — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated… — Jack Weatherford Copy Share Image
In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was… — John Bates Clark Copy Share Image
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have… — Rose Bird Copy Share Image
There is not a revolution that succe Women are suffering because they are being excluded. The high military council excluded women from the committee… — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“The Court has a special responsibility to ensure that the Constitution works in practice. While education, including the transmission of our civic values from… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image