Declaration Quotes

358 quotes by 284 authors

Because finally, 'the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to the dictates of conscience' is held by the… — James Madison
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other rights is far… — Laura Schlessinger
The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them. — Bjorn Ulvaeus
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they all seem about as likely as the parting of the… — Sarah Vowell
Because the Nazi venom worked its way even into our thoughts, every accurate thought was a conquest; because an all-powerful police sought to force us… — Jean-Paul Sartre
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile. — Samuel Eliot Morison
Liberty does not consist in mere declarations of the rights of man. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action. — Woodrow Wilson
It should be apparent that the belief in objectivity in journalism, as in other professions, is not just a claim about what kind of knowledge… — Michael Schudson
Israel does not respect the principles or purposes of the United Nations charter nor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, — Evo Morales
There used to be a thing or a commodity we put great store by. It was called the People. Find out where the People have… — John Steinbeck
I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles… — Tony Blair
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping,… — Anthony Trollope
Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work. — Marvin J. Ashton
Say That! is an iron fist upside the mushy head of smooth jazz, and Grant Geissman's defiant declaration of independence. — Bill Milkowski
Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. Let north and south - let all… — Abraham Lincoln
In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that… — Doc Hastings
As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your… — Andy Stanley
When the President decides to go to war, he no longer needs a declaration of war from congress. — Robert Reich
Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means justice. It… — Henry Ward Beecher
We may first observe that communism and socialism--which we shall hereafter group together and dub Statism--cannot live with Christianity nor with any religion that postulates… — J. Reuben Clark

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