Consequence Quote by Roger Brooke Taney

If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist.

— Steve Stockman

More pernicious nonsense was never devised by man than treaties of commerce.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Nothing has yet been offered to invalidate the doctrine that the meaning of the Constitution may as well be ascertained by the Legislative as…

— James Madison

No religious doctrine shall be established by law.

— Elbridge Gerry

If these precedents are to stand unimpeached, and to provide sanctions for the continued conduct of America affairs-the Constitution may be nullified by the…

— Charles A. Beard

Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution…

— George Washington

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.

— Hannah Arendt

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain…

— Benjamin Franklin

That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious…

— George Mason

I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great…

— William Whipple

Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order." - John V. Lindsay "No government power can be abused…

— Samuel Johnson

There are unquestionable violations of our Constitution.

— Edward Snowden