Constitutional Quotes

488 quotes by 334 authors

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern. — Mohammed Morsi
We are confident that the Supreme Court will soon see the direction that this country is headed and enshrine marriage as a constitutional right for… — Benjamin Todd Jealous
Nothing in the 14th Amendment or in any other constitutional provision suggests that the president may usurp legislative power to prevent a violation of the… — Laurence Tribe
To me, it is clear that the Social Security program is constitutional. — Ken Buck
The British monarchy has the political and constitutional task of subtracting from the government and governors of Britain the papal and kingly airs that in… — Mark Helprin
I do have a fundamental concern about us losing control of our own destiny, and this is not just about the euro. You can expand… — Lloyd Dorfman
The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the social and constitutional… — John Reid
The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that in this country it is no part of the business… — Hugo Black
A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only… — Abraham Lincoln
A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman... They are both... lawbreakers, destroyers… — Lyndon B. Johnson
I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. — Mary Cheney
I find it extremely ironic that Bush says that personal opinion should not be a tool in the interpretation of the Constitution, when he's the… — Jessi Klein
Without the freedom of expression the human species will never move forward. Never less but backwards, without the freedom to express ones point of view… — Jeremy Limn
I'd love to thwart the Census form, but I want a constitutional basis for doing it - and here's the tricky thing. I think even… — Mark Davis
I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a… — Lajos Kossuth
We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations. — Sibel Edmonds
For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage… — Dianne Feinstein
One camp accepts the Court's limits on contributions but urges the reinstatement of spending caps - even if this requires a constitutional amendment subjecting political… — James L. Buckley
As we've seen, our constitutional system requires limits on copyright as a way to assure that copyright holders do not too heavily influence the development… — Lawrence Lessig
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would… — Will Rogers

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