Corpus Quotes

35 Corpus quotes by 26 unique authors

Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England. See how few of the cases of the suspension of the… — Thomas Jefferson
The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume. — Thomas Jefferson
Why are we proud? We are proud, first of all, because from the beginning of this Nation, a man can walk upright, no matter who… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trial by jury in civil causes,... trial by jury in criminal causes, [and] the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus... all stand on the… — Richard Henry Lee
The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket; and the glorious uncertainty of it is… — Charles Macklin
Hocus was an old cunning attorney. The words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus," were travestied into a nickname for jugglery, as "Hocus-pocus." — Unknown Author
Hocus was an old cunning attorney. The words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus," were travestied into a nickname for jugglery, as "Hocus-pocus." - John Richard… — John Arbuthnot
History consists of a corpus ascertained facts. The facts are available to the historian in documents, inscriptions and so on, like fish in the fishmonger's… — Edward Hallett Carr
No one may threaten or commit violence ('aggress') against another man's person or property. Violence may be employed only against the man who commits such… — Murray Rothbard
As the nation-state has monopolized habeas corpus … on balance we have far more people in prison, federal and state, than ever. — Anthony Gregory
"It astonishes me to find... [that so many] of our countrymen... should be contented to live under a system which leaves to their governors the… — Thomas Jefferson
Americans think their danger is terrorists. They don't understand the terrorists cannot take away habeas corpus, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution.... The terrorists are… — Paul Craig Roberts
Blumenthal goes straight to the heart in these poems. Gorgeously wrought, surprising, true, wise, elegiac, they leave me with a sense of having listened to… — Lynn Freed
The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having the benefits of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
In violation of the Habeas Corpus Act and the fundamental laws of our constitution these men have never been brought to trail or even allowed… — John Amery
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of… — Winston Churchill
My job was to teach the whole corpus of economic theory, but there were two subjects in which I was especially interested, namely, the economics… — James Meade
My interest in economics has always been in the whole corpus of economic theory, the interrelationships between the various fields of theory and their relevance… — James Meade
Let's just be clear here. The vice president of the United States accidentally shoots a man, and he feels that it's appropriate for a ranch… — David Gregory
We are so considerate of the minute constitutional rights and even of the political feelings and influence of people whom we have every reason to… — Westbrook Pegler
What I will be remembered for are the Foundation Trilogy and the Three Laws of Robotics. What I want to be remembered for is no… — Isaac Asimov
Now I don't know why he's denying them habeas corpus. I can only assume the guys they got detained over there did something really unforgivable.… — Stephen Colbert
Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life. — Karen Cushman
If religions are diseases of the human psyche, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts, then religious wars must be reckoned the resultant sores and cankers infecting… — Jack Vance
What? Corpus. Body. Corpse. Good idea the Latin. Stupifies them first. Hospice for the dying. They don't seem to chew it; only swallow it down. — James Joyce

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