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But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here.


John Marshall Harlan


#citizens #class #constitution #country #dominant

If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act.


Robert Jackson


#any #citizens #confess #constitutional #fixed

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.


Andrew Johnson


#conviction #courage #guide #honest

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.


Andrew Johnson


#authority #broad #citizens #constitution #functions

For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions: the postal system, lightning rods, the constitution. He was a rock star before there was such a thing.


Jon Bon Jovi


#benjamin #benjamin franklin #constitution #credited #franklin

And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.


Elena Kagan


#constitutional #else #irrelevant #job #know

What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter.


Elena Kagan


#just #matter #political #political views #views

I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.


Elena Kagan


#assertion #authority #clinton #constitutional #directive

If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.


Elena Kagan


#articulated #commit #confirmed #constitution #court

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.


Robert Kagan


#after #best #choice #constitution #decision






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