Representatives Quotes

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Somewhat more broadly, I will suggest that animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives, to prevent violations of current… — Cass Sunstein
We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel that when our representatives come together at an international meeting,… — Hjalmar Branting
If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of… — James Madison
It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. — John George Nicolay
With my support, the House of Representatives recently voted to permanently repeal the death tax so that family farms and businesses can be passed down… — Doc Hastings
WASHINGTON - Ever since President Obama ordered American warplanes to begin bombing terrorist targets in Iraq and Syria last year, members of Congress have insisted… — Peter Baker
Although the House Intelligence Committee report claims to be the definitive statement of the House of Representatives on matters of Benghazi and intelligence, interviews over… — Stephen F. Hayes
[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary… — Alexander Hamilton
In addressing you I feel that I am not so much speaking to the representatives of diverse States of Europe and America as to the… — Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Before the formation of this Constitution it had been affirmed as a self evident truth, in the Declaration of Independence, very deliberately made by the… — Samuel Adams
After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination for… — Dick Thornburgh
The Montreal Protocol is a model of cooperation. It is a product of the recognition and international consensus that ozone depletion is a global problem,… — Ronald Reagan
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives… — Kurt Vonnegut
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to… — George Washington
The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected. — Thomas Paine
It was always understood that plants and animals, though completely contrasted in their higher representatives, approached each other very closely in their lower and simpler… — Asa Gray
The diplomatic representatives of the United States of America to other nations are almost entirely Jews. — Julius Streicher
Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions, and runs the… — Barack Obama
I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the… — James F. Byrnes
In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same… — Jim Sensenbrenner

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