“What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to stillness and solitude, to discovery and physical freedom?” DoePlayFreedomRightsSolitudeDiscoveryBillsWanderStillnessBill Of Rights Author:Edward Abbey
“I think it's a bill that puts a high priority on religious freedom and recognizes that as a part of the balance.” ThinkingReligiousFreedomBalanceBillsPrioritiesReligious Freedom Author:Asa Hutchinson
“The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.” GovernmentFreedomLibertyRightsBillsHuman RightsCivil RightsBill Of RightsRights And FreedomsFramersFundamental Rights Author:William J. Brennan
“We can enhance democracy by making it in line with its original vision. Read the dollar bill - E pluribus unum, out of many, one; novus ordo seclorum, a new order of the ages. That's democracy.” AgeOrderLinesFreedomVisionDemocracyOriginalsBillsDollarsDemocracy FreedomDollar Bills Author:Barbara Marx Hubbard
“To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act.” GovernmentAbleSpeakChallengesFreedomPowerfulPayRightsPolicyWillingDignityWeakAbuseConstitutionCrisisBillsDefenseUncertaintyPreservesInsecurityPatrioticPatriotBill Of RightsPay The PriceVoicelessPatriot ActTimes Of CrisisGovernment Policy Author:Sami Al-Arian
“It is necessary to curb the power of government. This is the task of all constitutions, bills of rights and laws. This is the meaning of all struggles which men have fought for liberty.” MenGovernmentLawFreedomLibertyStruggleRightsTasksConstitutionBillsBill Of RightsCurb Book:Human Action Source: Human Action
“We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.” LongFreedomForgetRightsBloodDangerCostBillsEnjoyedPatriotic4th Of JulyBill Of RightsAmerican PatrioticGreat PatrioticPatriotism In AmericaUsa PatrioticPatriotism And Freedom Author:Felix Frankfurter
“You will never meet anyone who admires the American founders more than I do, but they were human, they made mistakes. Perhaps their worst was that their Bill of Rights stops at the border. Inside the US, the federal government has been limited. Beyond the borders, the government has been able to do anything it wanted.” HumansHas BeensMadeGovernmentAbleWantedFreedomMistakeRightsWorstBillsAdmireBordersFoundersFederal GovernmentMade A MistakeBill Of Rights Author:Richard J. Maybury
“The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority. It is the one guaranty of human freedom to the American people.” PeopleHumansFacesBornFreedomLibertyRightsAuthorityBillsLibertarianGuaranteesShakesRebelLibertarianismFistsBill Of RightsClausesHuman Freedom Author:Frank I. Cobb