Balance Quote by Anthony Gregory

The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends…

— Clement Attlee

People can be committed to a mental institution only after judicial hearing, but people are committed to schools beyond the reach of Habeas Corpus.

— Martin Mayer

When John Adams - when - James Madison was writing - pretty much writing the Constitution, he got a letter from Thomas Jefferson, who…

— Nat Hentoff

Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage…

— James Monroe

The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having the benefits…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against monopolies, trial…

— Thomas Jefferson

The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume.

— Thomas Jefferson

We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance…

— Winston Churchill

Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England. See how few of the cases of the suspension of…

— Thomas Jefferson

If a passion for freedom is not in vogue, patriots may sound the alarm till they are weary. The Act of Habeas Corpus, by…

— Horace Walpole

One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged…

— David Greenberg

We are so considerate of the minute constitutional rights and even of the political feelings and influence of people whom we have every reason…

— Westbrook Pegler