Assembly Quote by Robert H. Jackson

“The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy to place them beyond the…

— Robert H. Jackson

The very purpose of a bill of rights is to withdraw certain subjects from...political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities.

— Robert H. Jackson

“…the very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the…

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

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

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

The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes…

— David Boies

I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not…

— Alexander Hamilton

The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather…

— William Hague

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to…

— Henry Steele Commager

The Bill of Rights should contain the general principles of natural and civil liberty. It should be to a community what the eternal laws…

— Thomas Paine

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

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