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In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule. -- Robert W. Welch, Jr.
Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish. -- Adam Weishaupt
In Japan itself there have all along been attempts by some to obliterate the article about renunciation of war from the Constitution and for this purpose they have taken every opportunity to make use of pressures from abroad. -- Kenzaburo Oe
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good. -- Solomon Ortiz
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision. -- David Boies
We need to do a top/bottom review of the federal government and for every agency administration bureaucracy that is not called for in the United States Constitution, we have to really ask the question what is its purpose, how many people work there, how much does it cost the taxpayers and what is the value to our society. -- Josh Mandel
The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority. -- James Madison
The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray -- Ronald Reagan
It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. -- William Branch Giles
The truth is, after all the declamations we have heard, that the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS. -- Alexander Hamilton
In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule." -- Robert W. Welch Jr.

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