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Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time. ↗

— James Bovard

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Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Harry Browne

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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere. ↗

— Harold H. Greene

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The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time. ↗

— William Hague

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Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. ↗

— F. Lee Bailey

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The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting. ↗

— William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world. ↗

— Harry Browne

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Without amendments we would never even have had the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

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The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights. ↗

— Erwin Griswold

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I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times. ↗

— Julius Rosenberg

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