Constitutional Right Quotes

37 quotes by 35 authors

The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely as… — Louis D. Brandeis
If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point… — Abraham Lincoln
The priceless heritage of our society is the unrestricted constitutional right of each member to think as he will. Thought control is a copyright of… — Robert H. Jackson
The big thing is to make this country... quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they… — Barry Goldwater
If the constitutional right to keep and bear arms is to mean anything, it must, as a general matter, permit a person to possess, carry… — David Prosser, Jr.
It is each American's constitutional right to marry the person they love, no matter what state they inhabit. No state should decide who can marry… — Brad Pitt
The state has a right to do that [outlaw contraceptives], I have never questioned that the state has a right to do that. It is… — Rick Santorum
I've always been a big supporter of the Constitutional right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition government for redress of grievances. It's just… — Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
The freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and Constitutional right - subject… — L. Neil Smith
There is no federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage. — Elena Kagan
Newspapers, magazines and other publications have the constitutional right to be offensive, even disgusting. As evidence of that, just watch this space regularly. — Mike Royko
...secession, like any other REVOLUTIONARY ACT, may be morally justified by the extremity of oppression; but to call it a constitutional right is confounding the… — Andrew Jackson
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
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
When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads. — Lin Yutang
People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether… — Brian Sandoval
The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to… — Angelina Jolie
Patients who are being kept alive by technology and want to end their lives already have a recognized constitutional right to stop any and all… — Ezekiel Emanuel
Yes, we do defend our office as we do defend our homes. This is a constitutional right everybody has, and nothing's funny about that. The… — Fred Hampton

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