Quote by Caleb Cushing
Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the P

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate. – Caleb Cushing

Other quotes by Caleb Cushing

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith? – Caleb Cushing

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Faith
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Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People. – Caleb Cushing

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Intelligence
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legal
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To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what youre talking about! Im able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise. – Jerry OConnell

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legal

I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity. – Arabella Weir

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legal

They view massive immigration as a massive infusion of potential voters for the Democratic Party, and therefore will do nothing, absolutely nothing to stop that flow of legal or illegal entrance into the country. – Tom Tancredo

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legal

Its impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system. – Marco Rubio

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legal

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We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. – Felix Frankfurter

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What a wee little part of a persons life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. – Mark Twain

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Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards. – David Soul

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Have you known how to take rest? You have done more than he who hath taken empires and cities. – Michel de Montaigne

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