Constitutional Quotes

488 quotes by 334 authors

A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution. — Barack Obama
No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights — Joe Biden
For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free trade -- that we… — Russell Shorto
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual… — Barack Obama
This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act - constitutional challenges were… — Stephanie Cutter
A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations...is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly… — Abraham Lincoln
Our amended Constitution is the lodestar for our aspirations. Like every text worth reading, it is not crystalline. The phrasing is broad and the limitations… — William J. Brennan
There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates for a Bill… — George Washington
Individuals for whom no orthodox cure is available surely are entitled to select a health care approach.....This right (is) specifically within,,,the 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th,… — Luther L. Bohanon
'An order is an order' was not an excuse to do the wrong thing. You couldn't just blindly follow a government order ... This whole… — Matt Shea
Sheriff Knezovich's bill was poorly-written and not constitutional, according to many attorneys, including myself, that reviewed it. We want to go forward with something that's… — Matt Shea
The New Deal is inconsistent with the principles of limited government and with the constitutional provisions designed to secure that end. — Richard Allen Epstein
Our federal government, which was intended to operate as a very limited constitutional republic, has instead become a virtually socialist leviathan that redistributes trillions of… — Ron Paul
The NRA believes America's laws were made to be obeyed and that our Constitutional liberties are just as important today as 200 years ago. And… — Ronald Reagan
I think the court will determine that the Faith-Based Initiative that the White House has instituted in the last five years is constitutional, in the… — Jay Sekulow
But you answer, that the Constitution recognizes property in slaves. It would be sufficient, then, to reply, that this constitutional recognition must be void, because… — William H. Seward
They have accorded me my constitutional rights, and that is to their credit because the media hate campaign against me has been so intense and… — Ernst Zundel
As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states… — Dick Thornburgh
Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their… — Paul Weyrich

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