Constitutional Quotes

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Whether Canada ends up with one national government or two governments or 10 governments, the Canadian people will require less government no matter what the… — Stephen Harper
At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our… — William O. Douglas
Without a free press there can be no free society. That is axiomatic. However, freedom of the press is not an end in itself but… — Felix Frankfurter
One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty violates our Constitution.… — William J. Brennan
It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. — Abe Fortas
The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the… — Byron White
It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries to discover a constitutional mandate to have counsel at a… — Warren E. Burger
If a juror feels that the statute involved in any criminal offence is unfair, or that it infringes upon the defendant's natural god-given unalienable or… — Harlan F. Stone
Increased interest and participation by labor in the affairs of government should make for economic and political stability in the future. Labor has a constitutional… — John L. Lewis
And it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that… — Patricia Hewitt
Many, if not most, of the difficulties we experience in dealing with government agencies arise from the agencies being part of a fragmented and open… — James Q. Wilson
I have a constitutional weakness in which I am very easily distracted by flashing lights. If there is a TV on in the room, I… — Rachel Maddow
In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of… — Dick Thornburgh
We're talking about a militant terrorist situation, which I believe it isn't a widespread thing, but it is enough that we need to address, and… — Sharron Angle
Why, I can't help smiling at people, and speaking prettily to them. I know I'm no better than the rest of the world; but I… — Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The Government have made it clear that the constitutional treaty will be ratified in the UK only after a referendum. — Geoff Hoon
No Irish nationalist could support any treaty which institutionalizes British government claims to a part of Irish national territory. Indeed, the term - 'constitutional nationalism'-… — Gerry Adams
You hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words I say to myself, 'That man is a… — Frank Hague
Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity… — Sheila Jackson Lee
I believe our nation is at a point where there are enough irreconcilable differences between those Americans who want to control other Americans and those… — Walter E. Williams

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