“I would not look with favor upon a President working to subvert the First Amendment's guarantees of religious liberty ... Neither do I look with favor upon those who would work to subvert Article VI of the Constitution by requiring a religious test - even by indirection.” FirstsLooksPresidentReligiousLibertyAtheismTestsConstitutionPositive AtheismFavorsGuaranteesArticlesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentReligious Liberty Author:John F. Kennedy
“I am a political recidivist. An incorrigible, repeat voter. A career lever-pusher. My electoral rap sheet is as long as your arm. Over the course of three decades, I have voted for presidents and school board members. I have voted in high hopes and high dudgeon. I have voted in favor of candidates and merely against their opponents. I have voted for propositions written with such complexity that I needed Noam Chomsky to deconstruct their meaning. I have been a single-issue voter and a marginal voter. I have even voted for people who ran unopposed. Hold an election and I'll be there.” PeopleLongHas BeensSchoolPoliticalThreeCoursesPresidentCareersIssuesWrittenArmsNeededMembersElectionRapDecadesFavorsRanBoardsOpponentsComplexityRepeatsCandidatesVotersSheetsPropositionsLeversIncorrigibleSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Ellen Goodman
“About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have some appointment or favor to ask for their relatives.” AsksPresidentHalfMembersOfficeCongressFavorsSeekersAppointmentsNominationsOne Half Author:John Quincy Adams
“Middle class Americans don't ask for special favors, they just want basic fairness, and a President who fights for that ideal.” WantFightingAsksPresidentClassMiddleSpecialIdealsFavorsMiddle ClassFairness Author:John F. Kerry
“Our plan will not favor religious institutions over nonreligious institutions. As president, I'm interested in what is constitutional and I'm interested in what works.” HumorPoliticalPresidentReligiousPlansInstitutionsFavorsPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it has given completely to the Senate and House of Representatives. It has declared that the Executive powers shall be vested in the President, submitting special articles of it to a negative by the Senate, and it has vested the Judiciary power in the courts of justice, with certain exceptions also in favor of the Senate.” GovernmentCertainThreeHouseGivenPresidentJusticeSpecialNegativeConstitutionCourtFavorsBranchesExceptionExecutivesDividedArticlesSenateRepresentativesJudiciaryHouse Of RepresentativesExecutive Power Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state