Constitutional Quotes

488 quotes by 334 authors

I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. — Ed Case
The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud. — Lynn Westmoreland
We are not here to advocate abortion. We do not ask this Court to rule that abortion is good or desirable in any particular situation.… — Sarah Weddington
Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to… — John Marshall
[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from… — Fisher Ames
It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law. It… — Rick Scott
It bothers me that the executive branch is taking the amazing position that just on the president's say-so, any American citizen can be picked up,… — Laurence Tribe
I believe that there is a moral and constitutional equivalence between laws designed to subjugate a race and those that distribute benefits on the basis… — Clarence Thomas
The Americans of 1776 were among the first men in modern society to defend rather than to seek an open society and constitutional liberty.... Perhaps… — Clinton Rossiter
The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,… — Alexander Hamilton
... large and permanent military establishments ... are forbidden by the principles of free government, and against the necessity of which the militia were meant… — James Madison
Liberty cannot live apart from constitutional — Woodrow Wilson
It is fundamental that the great powers of Congress to conduct war and to regulate the Nation's foreign relations are subject to the constitutional requirements… — Arthur Goldberg
Times of tragedy and war naturally bring out strong emotions... Sometimes people are only too anxious to sacrifice their constitutional liberties during a crisis, hoping… — Ron Paul
Nearly every day on the television set the hero cop breaks into the bad guy's house and beats a confession out of him and we… — Gerry Spence
Under our [constitutional system] - either we're going to have to rethink our Constitution, or we're going to have to rethink our process of decision-making. — Newt Gingrich
Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: â€˜The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means;… — Bayard Rustin
I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority,… — Elena Kagan
And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are. — Elena Kagan
If the constitutional process is not brought to a successful conclusion before the European elections, then the whole process might run out of steam. — Giorgio Napolitano

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