American people Quote by Harry Browne

The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it,…

— Harry Browne

The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of…

— Walter Lippmann

The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has a responsibility…

— Ted Lieu

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government…

— Thomas Jefferson

It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth.

— Jacob G. Hornberger

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on…

— Thomas Jefferson

Our nation was founded on the notion every American has a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As legislators, we are…

— Michael Waltz

Liberty is not the unique right of Americans or even Westerners, but is mankind's right.

— Virginia Foxx

Our nation's founding fathers carefully crafted a Bill of Rights - an articulation of personal liberties woven into the entire fabric of our free…

— Wayne LaPierre

But today, government is taking those rights from us, pretending that it gives us our rights. Indeed, those rights come from God, and it…

— Roy Moore

The declaration of rights [Bill of Rights] is, like all other human blessings, alloyed with some inconveniences and not accomplishing fully its object. But…

— Thomas Jefferson

The Bill of Rights isn't about us, it's about them . It isn't a list of things we're permitted to do, it's a list…

— L. Neil Smith