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Constitutional Rights Quotes

Principles argued over, generation after generation.

These constitutional rights quotes reflect genuine policy disputes - from firearm-purchase rules to a proposed amendment addressing corporate campaign spending. Each speaker grounds their argument in what the founding principles were meant to protect. Related debates continue in Attack quotes.

I'm endorsing Col. Maness for United States Senate because of his deeply held commitment to the constitutional rights and principles our nation was founded upon.

Quotes by Tim Kennedy

This OCCUPIED amendment, this constitutional amendment, would overturn Citizens United. It would make clear that corporations aren't people, that they - the framers of the Constitution never intended to give constitutional rights to corporations, the ones that we enjoy and...

Quotes by Ted Deutch

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

Quotes by Steve Stockman

Few things are as sacred and as fundamental to Oklahomans as the constitutional rights of free speech and the free exercise of religion.

Quotes by Scott Pruitt

Always Quotes

Our religious freedoms are under constant attack from a variety of groups who seek to undermine our constitutional rights and threaten our founding principles.

Quotes by Scott Pruitt

I know that we will be judged in history by not only how we disrupt terrorism but how we protect the civil liberties and constitutional rights of all Americans, even Americans who don't wish us well. We must do all...

Quotes by Robert Mueller

More than 90 percent of criminal cases are never tried before a jury. Most people charged with crimes forfeit their constitutional rights and plead guilty.

Quotes by Michelle Alexander

Trump did not reverse a policy that allows the mentally ill to purchase firearms as reporters, media pundits and anti-Second Amendment activists have recklessly claimed. Instead, he's given millions of individuals their constitutional rights back.

Quotes by Katie Pavlich

Obama's failure to close Guantanamo is yet another instance where the rhetoric of democratic and constitutional rights proved not useful for his international relations, relations which are always pursued in ways that continue to link and fortify securitarian power with...

Quotes by Judith Butler

America Quotes

As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.

Quotes by George B. McClellan

We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be used as the very reason for taking away those rights.

Quotes by Frank Murphy

During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remain free to exercise their constitutional rights in a lawful and appropriate manner, and I believe it is important that we provide individuals with specific...

Quotes by Colleen Hanabusa

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

It is my responsibility to ensure the Internal Revenue Service respects the Constitutional rights of all Americans while enforcing the nation's laws.

Quotes by Charles Boustany

Assuring Quotes

My first and foremost consideration is the safety of the people of the city of Minneapolis. And my first and foremost consideration is making sure that people can also express their constitutional rights peaceably.

Quotes by Betsy Hodges

There is nobody that I know who believes that Bank of America is a human being who should be entitled for the same constitutional rights that the people of our country are.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

Proper training and federal supervision in state-federal partnerships are essential to both assuring constitutional rights and enforcing our immigration laws. Our Founding Fathers' concept of federalism does not prohibit such cooperation, and we have learned from experience that joint efforts...

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do these constitutional rights quotes discuss?
Real policy debates - firearm-purchase rules, a proposed amendment addressing corporate campaign spending, closing a detention facility, and candidates pledging loyalty to founding principles.
Why do people look up quotes on constitutional rights?
These debates recur in nearly every election cycle, so readers often want to see exactly how public figures have framed their positions on gun policy, campaign finance, and civil liberties.
Is there a quote about campaign finance reform here?
Yes, one entry discusses a proposed constitutional amendment meant to overturn a major campaign-finance ruling and clarify that corporations aren't people under the law.
Does this page include criticism of specific administrations?
It includes policy criticism grounded in specific decisions, such as debates over firearm-purchase rules and the failure to close a detention facility, presented as factual disagreement rather than personal attack.
What's a related topic worth exploring?
Try America quotes for more on national identity and governance.

Whether the topic is closing a detention facility or endorsing a candidate's record on founding principles, this page treats constitutional rights as a live, contested subject. See also America quotes.