Constitution Quotes · Page 46

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively…

— Noam Chomsky

A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution…

— Thomas Paine

I'm still a conservative, you know, someone who believes in limited government and balanced budgets and the Constitution.

— Charlie Sykes

A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is…

— Thomas Jefferson

Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath…

— Ted Lieu

I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.

— Bernie Sanders

I don't deviate one millimetre from the rules that are agreed to in the Constitution.

— Javier Milei

Any change of government which has to be introduced should be one which men, starting from their existing constitutions, will be both…

— Aristotle

The fascination about being a judge is the same about the duty of being a judge, and that is to ask yourself,…

— Anthony Kennedy

If we set the precedent of limiting the First Amendment, in order to protect the sensibilities of those who are offended by…

— Edward Kennedy

The congress of the United States possesses no power to regulate, or interfere with the domestic concerns, or police of any state:…

— St. George Tucker

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

— Robert Walpole

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

— Roger Scruton

The unfortunate and inescapable historical truth is that those in government - from both parties and with a few courageous exceptions -…

— Andrew Napolitano

Over the last few years, we have seen too many politicians disregard the Constitution as they voted to increase the size and…

— Matthew Whitaker

[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread.…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The only thing we took out was the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and the interpretation of the Constitution. We had…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

The left think they've got a monopoly on this silly idea that we are a nation of immigrants, America's greatness is traceable…

— Rush Limbaugh

There are some who would have a presidential candidate describe and explain his church's distinctive doctrines. To do so would enable the…

— Mitt Romney

Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under our Constitution their rights are just as sacred as those of any…

— Calvin Coolidge

Let us ask... how things work at the level of on-going subjugation, at the level of those continuous and uninterrupted processes which…

— Michel Foucault

I'm not naive. Sometimes interpretation is more of an art than a science. There are those who would label interpretation absolutely anything…

— Orrin Hatch

In the creation of the federal government, the states exercised the highest act of sovereignty, and they may, if they please, repeat…

— John Taylor

I tell myself I bear witness. The real answer is that it's obviously my programming. And I lack the constitution for suicide.

— Matthew McConaughey

Did you hear that we're writing Iraq's new Constitution? Why not just give them ours? We're not using it anymore.

— Jay Leno

To the extent that these [New Deal policies] developed, they were tortured interpretations of a document [the Constitution] intended to prevent them.

— Rexford Tugwell

It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they…

— Al Smith

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or…

— Thomas Jefferson

There is no sentence in the United States Constitution that says the president's children cannot be indicted.

— Matthew Whitaker

A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and…

— Brett Kavanaugh

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

— Vladimir Putin

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

— Ted Cruz

Calumny is a vice of curious constitution; trying to kill it keeps it alive; leave it to itself and it will die…

— Thomas Paine

I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.

— Rand Paul

The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

— John Marshall

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get…

— Mark McKinnon

“...the freedom to bear arms may be righteously rejected to encourage the preservation of all corporeal forms of life.”

— Kevin Alan Lee

Experience has already shown that the impeachment the Constitution has provided is not even a scarecrow.

— Thomas Jefferson