“ Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law. DaShanne Stokes
“ In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. Thomas Jefferson
“ The U.S. didn't achieve its liberty or prosperity by mistake. It was by design, and the architects were the Founding Fathers. Don't mess with the Constitution. The Constitution matters. A.E. Samaan
“ The difference between the past and the present is that individual freedom and security no longer fall to be protected solely through the D vehicle of common-law maxims and presumptions which may be a… Pius Langa
“ We have rule of lawyers, not rule of law. The legal profession has a monopoly over one branch of government as it was never intended to. The American Bar Association owns an entire branch of our gover… A.E. Samaan
“ Our Supreme Court is not a court of law. It is a court of conjecture and political fad. A.E. Samaan
“ Our United States "State religion" has become Secular Humanism which has no "separation from the State. James C. Campbell
“ The bad parts of the statute are not judicially severable, I consider, from the rest of its provisions that deal with imprisonment. Their roots are entangled too tenaciously in the surrounding soil fo… John Didcott
“ Severability is an important concept in the context of the relations between this Court and Parliament; like 'reading down', it is an instrument of judicial restraint which reduces the danger of produ… Albie Sachs
“ Liberty is not something a government gives you. It is a right that no government can legally take away. A.E. Samaan
“ If the good is not dependent on the bad and can be separated from it, one gives effect to the good that remains after the separation if it still gives effect to the main objective. Johann Kriegler
“ We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law. William Howard Taft
“ The United States has experienced more than two centuries of political stability. When viewed against the background of world history, this is remarkable. The First Amendment has played a singularly i… Jacqueline R. Kanovitz
“ For in the end laws are just words on a page - words that are sometimes malleable, opaque, as dependent on context and trust as they are in a story or poem or promise to someone, words whose meanings… Barack Obama
“ It is a fundamental principle of American democracy that laws should not be public only when it is convenient for government officials to make them public. They should be public all the time, open to… Ron Wyden
“ History could not be any clearer: Rights given by fad and fashion are just as easily taken away. The Constitution matters. A.E. Samaan
