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.
Bill of Rights Quotes
If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.
There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes, and the other is the Bill of Rights.
The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. The Lord’s prayer has only 67. The story of creation in the Bible uses only 200 words. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address contains 271 words. On the other hand, a recent Federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words.
