“. . . a constitution, intended toendure for ages to come, andconsequently, to be adapted to thevarious crises of human affairs.”

“The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”

“The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him.”

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.”

“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.”

“The French Revolution will be found to have had great influence on the strength of parties, and on the subsequent political transactions of the United States.”

“[I]n my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it.”

“If their social institutions were abhorrent, their unwritten constitution bordered upon the absurd. The absolutist monarchs of the ancient kingdoms of Amara looked with detestation at the Shazarian...”

“Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.”

“Civilisation and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life.”

“So the next day I asked Dan how is it that Bubba can get killed, and what kind of half assed nature law would allow that. He thought about it for a while, and said, 'Well, I'll tell you, Forrest, a...”

“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“Arnold Schwarzenegger cut teacher's salaries and parks and libraries rather than raise taxes for the many California millionaires and billionaires.”

“In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.”