Bill of rights Quote by Sarah Vowell

“I hold it to be impracticable”4 to try to define it or any right narrowly in a Bill of Rights.”

— Thom Hartmann

“We have a Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.”

— Bill Maher

“…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

“Unfortunately, everyone has the right to an opinion that infringes on the freedoms of others. At least at this point though, they don't have…

— Kristy Cooper

“His concern was that if there were a few rights specified in the Constitution, future generations may forget that those are just examples and…

— Thom Hartmann

“We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities. —Bill Maher”

— Wayne Visser

“Bill of Rights: (n.) official tally of how much our rights cost to keep.”

— Sol Luckman

“If any preposterous bill were brought forward, for giving poor grubbing devils of authors a right to their own property I should like to…

— Charles Dickens

“Take liberties you shouldn’t and you’ll find your liberties are taken from you.”

— John Kramer

“I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever…

— Abraham Lincoln

“At the same time, instead of limiting the power of the state, alleged human rights have begun to enhance that power, and to bring…

— Roger Scruton

I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments…

— Harry S. Truman