Erwin Griswold Quotes
The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
Quotes to Explore
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'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash.
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I rise in support of the separation of powers as established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution. The Constitution clearly delegates the power to deal with criminal matters, like the use of drugs, to the States.
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You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened the warmest debates of the several State conventions.
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A federal Voters' Bill of Rights could press the states to put non-partisan managers in charge of elections.
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Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator?
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I have to admit, I'm not patriotic. It has partly to do with principle, but it is also a phobia/neurosis.
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The cloning procedure is similar to IVF. The only difference is that the DNA of sperm and egg would be replaced by DNA from an adult cell. What law or principle - secular, humanist, or religious - says that one combination of genetic material in a flask is OK, but another is not?
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We can't pick and choose when to adhere to the Constitution and when to cast it aside.
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.
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I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution.
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Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the legislative body.
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The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government, but in the Constitution of the United States.
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We trace the hand of the Almighty in framing the constitution of our land, and believe that the Lord raised up men purposely for the accomplishment of this object, raised them up and inspired them to frame the Constitution of the United States
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The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness.
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My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient.
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He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.
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The whole art of making experiments in chemistry is founded on the principle: we must always suppose an exact equality or equation between the principles of the body examined and those of the products of its analysis.
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The basic prescription for preventing deflation is straightforward, at least in principle: Use monetary and fiscal policy as needed to support aggregate spending, in a manner as nearly consistent as possible with full utilization of economic resources and low and stable inflation. In other words, the best way to get out of trouble is not to get into it in the first place.
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Today's action means the core principle of protecting women's health as guaranteed by Roe v. Wade is in clear and present danger.
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A judicial activist is a judge who interprets the Constitution to mean what it would have said if he, instead of the Founding Fathers, had written it.
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Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.
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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'
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The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
