Constitution Quotes · Page 13

Human depravity originates in the vices of political constitution.

— William Godwin

“Bill of Rights: (n.) official tally of how much our rights cost to keep.”

— Sol Luckman

I take my marching orders from the Constitution.

— Ron Paul

A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.

— Antonin Scalia

The first thing in my oath is to uphold and protect the U.S. Constitution.

— Ken Cuccinelli

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

— William Howard Taft

“A corrupt judge Presides over Certain injustice”

— Patricia L. Graham

Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.

— James Madison

We are involved in a constitution-building process of historic importance. The Convention should mark a new stage in European integration.

— Romano Prodi

Federalism isn’t about states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty.

— Elizabeth Price Foley

There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution. There's a prohibition against taking it away.

— Alberto Gonzales

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary…

— Michael Newdow

Perhaps Americans should recognize that if they want to keep their privacy, they should ask the federal government to do only the…

— Dave Kopel

I had rather ask an enlargement of power from the nation, where it is found necessary, than to assume it by a…

— Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

— Edward Kennedy

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

— Giacomo Casanova

Fairness' can be an important quality for legislators to consider when they are passing public policies. But it is a subjective standard.…

— Gary Bauer

The greater the importance to safeguarding the community from incitements to the overthrow of our institutions by force and violence, the more…

— Charles Evans Hughes

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Brandon McCaw did a question about Federalism is a politicial system in which two or more distinct levels of government share and…

— Brandon Mccaw

You might call that a peaceful invasion [of Muslims] but that's the nicest thing can you call it. They're not assimilating and…

— Steve King

“They should get another lawyer,” he said. “Surely there are better people around. That man with the big nose—you know the one—they…

— Alexander McCall Smith

We should make the case for the things we love, even if we think that people will misunderstand them. That is why…

— Roger Scruton

And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due…

— Robert Walpole

“Indeed, they embraced a tradition that was notorious for its incompatibility with American law and liberty. The connection between absolute and administrative…

— Philip Hamburger

The Senate, compared to the House, is where things are supposed to slow down, by design, Founding Father design. The Founding Fathers…

— Rush Limbaugh

We consider ourselves to be free because no one in our society is allowed unlimited powerno leader, faction, party or 'class', no…

— Michael Joseph Oakeshott

The Second Amendment is in the Constitution to help citizens protect themselves from people like Senator Dianne Feinstein who would come along,…

— Rush Limbaugh

Abolish slavery tomorrow, and not a sentence or syllable of the Constitution need be altered. It was purposely so framed as to…

— Frederick Douglass

“I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be…

— Thomas Jefferson

I think most presidents are amazed at the overwhelming responsibility they have when they enter office and the tremendous amount of work…

— Billy Graham

The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising…

— James Madison

What right do they have to say "we the people" rather than we the States?

— Patrick Henry

Sharia law is completely incompatible with our constitution!

— Laura Loomer

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.

— James K. Polk

“A chain of whispers finds it way to the presiding judge who listens stoically.”

— Adrian Bliss

The rule of law is the most basic principle on which our Constitution is based.

— Prashant Bhushan

I believe in the Constitution - and I believe in common sense.

— Taylor Sheridan

The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Indeed, public scrutiny is desirable for healthy functioning of judiciary itself.

— Prashant Bhushan