Thomas Jefferson, U.s. Supreme Court, Virginia Declaration Of Rights

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"If the people let government decide

what foods they eat and what medicines they take,

their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state

as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."

-- Thomas Jefferson

(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/T...rson.Quote.A09D

 

 

"Congress may not abdicate or transfer to others its legitimate functions."

-- U.S. Supreme Court

Source: Schechter Poultry v. U.S., 29 U.S. 495, 55 U.S. 837.842 (1935)

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/U...ourt.Quote.3061

 

 

"The rights enumerated in this Bill of Rights

shall not be construed to limit other rights

of the people not therein expressed."

-- Virginia Declaration of Rights

similar provisions can be found in more than 20 States' Bills of Rights

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/V...ghts.Quote.D115