Constitutional Quotes

488 quotes by 334 authors

The current constitutional law places the president of the republic in an embarrassing situation. — Jose Eduardo Dos Santos
The First Amendment does not guarantee the press a constitutional right of special access to information not available to the general public, nor does it… — Pete Wilson
We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be used as the… — Frank Murphy
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in… — Robert H. Jackson
There are no insuperable constitutional difficulties. — Lionel Murphy
I have three degrees in history and only one in law, but since I came back to specialize in constitutional law where history is so… — Frank Scott
It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of… — James L. Buckley
This election is a critical step in that overall plan - transforming the Iraqi government into a fully constitutional one, able to secure its own… — John M. McHugh
Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule… — John Bright
The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and… — Albert Bushnell Hart
I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional… — Jean O'Leary
On February 7, 2.2 million Haitians went to the polls and exercised their constitutional right to select a leader. They went by foot, by tap… — Mark Foley
In this film George presents issues that are important, essential and vital, whoever you are, about constitutional rights and the bedrock of a democracy. I… — David Strathairn
In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we… — Dennis Cardoza
The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer. — Al Sharpton
The path we have chosen is constitutional. — John Ashcroft
I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge. — Ben Nelson
We just simply want to get back to basics, get - restore essentially the constitutional foundation of the country, and that means the federal government… — Joe Miller
States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget. — John Kitzhaber
Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles. — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Who Wrote These Constitutional Quotes

334 authors contributed a total of 488 Constitutional Quotes, led by these top contributors: