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Framers Quotes by Noah Feldman
- The modern presidency, as expressed in the policies of the administration of George W. Bush, provides the strongest piece of evidence that we are governed…
- The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers…
More Framers Quotes
- The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it… — Hugo Black
- The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit… — William J. Brennan
- The framers of the constitution knew human nature as well as we do. They too had lived in dangerous days; they too… — William O. Douglas
- In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to aid in… — Abraham Lincoln
- The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum… — Walter E. Williams
- Patriotic feelings will surely swell, prompting proud proclamations of the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice shared by the Framers and reflected… — Thurgood Marshall
- If our free society is to endure, those who govern must recognize human dignity and accept the enforcement of constitutional limitations on… — William J. Brennan
- The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free… — Unknown Author
- The framers of the Constitution realized that . . . there needed to be some guardian of the sober second thought, and… — Elihu Root
- [the framers of the Constitution] intended our government should be a republic, which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy… — Fisher Ames
- The War between the States... produced the foundation for the kind of government we have today: consolidated and absolute, based on the… — Walter E. Williams
- It was not until the Abraham Lincoln administration that an income tax was imposed on Americans. Its stated purpose was to finance… — Walter E. Williams