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American politics6 quotes
The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men. — John Marshall · 1803I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. — George W. Bush · 2001I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006This is an impressive crowd. The haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base. — George W. Bush · 2004The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will. — John Marshall · 1821By a plan known only to Providence, the stolen sons and daughters of Africa helped to awaken the conscience of America. The very people traded into slavery helped set America free. My nation's journey toward justice has not been easy, and it is not over. The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience of other times. But however long the journey, our destination is set: liberty and justice for all. — George W. Bush · 2003American foreign policy5 quotes
It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. — George W. Bush · 2005We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul. — George W. Bush · 2005We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. — George W. Bush · 2005All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you. — George W. Bush · 2005Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world of justice. — George W. Bush · 2000Spread of freedom and democracy4 quotes
It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. — George W. Bush · 2005We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul. — George W. Bush · 2005We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. — George W. Bush · 2005All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you. — George W. Bush · 2005Iraq War3 quotes
In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. — George W. Bush · 2003There are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely... My answer is, bring 'em on. — George W. Bush · 2003This will be a campaign unlike any other in history. A campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility, by the employment of precise munitions on a scale never before seen, and by the application of overwhelming force. — Tommy Franks · 2003US Constitution3 quotes
We must never forget that it is a Constitution we are expounding. — John Marshall · 1819The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will. — John Marshall · 1821Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are Constitutional. — John Marshall · 1819War on Terrorism3 quotes
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. — George W. Bush · 2002We will make no distinction between terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. — George W. Bush · 2001There are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely... My answer is, bring 'em on. — George W. Bush · 20039-112 quotes
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. — George W. Bush · 2002We will make no distinction between terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. — George W. Bush · 2001Constitutional theory2 quotes
It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty. — John Marshall · 1803Certainly all those who have framed written Constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be that an act of the Legislature repugnant to the Constitution is void. — John Marshall · 1803America1 quote
We have a place, all of us, in a long story—a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, the story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer. It is the American story—a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals. — George W. Bush · 2001America and the world1 quote
Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world of justice. — George W. Bush · 2000American Presidency1 quote
I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006American history1 quote
We have a place, all of us, in a long story—a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, the story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer. It is the American story—a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals. — George W. Bush · 2001American ideals1 quote
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel. — George W. Bush · 2001American progress1 quote
We have a place, all of us, in a long story—a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, the story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer. It is the American story—a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals. — George W. Bush · 2001Axis of evil1 quote
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. — George W. Bush · 2002Civil rights1 quote
By a plan known only to Providence, the stolen sons and daughters of Africa helped to awaken the conscience of America. The very people traded into slavery helped set America free. My nation's journey toward justice has not been easy, and it is not over. The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience of other times. But however long the journey, our destination is set: liberty and justice for all. — George W. Bush · 2003Constitutional law1 quote
Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are Constitutional. — John Marshall · 1819Democracy1 quote
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel. — George W. Bush · 2001Freedom1 quote
We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul. — George W. Bush · 2005Internationalism1 quote
Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world of justice. — George W. Bush · 2000Islamic extremism1 quote
We have seen their kind before. They're the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century. By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions, by abandoning every value except the will to power, they follow in the path of fascism, Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way to where it ends in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies. — George W. Bush · 2001Judicial supremacy1 quote
It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty. — John Marshall · 1803Leadership1 quote
I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006Legal theory1 quote
It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty. — John Marshall · 1803Money in politics1 quote
This is an impressive crowd. The haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base. — George W. Bush · 2004Personal responsibility1 quote
America, at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected. Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. — George W. Bush · 2001Political theory1 quote
We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. — George W. Bush · 2005Rule of law1 quote
The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men. — John Marshall · 1803Separation of powers1 quote
It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty. — John Marshall · 1803