A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a…

[James] Madison pointed out in the discussion of the constitutional debates - the constitutional convention - that democracy would be a danger. He used…

— Noam Chomsky

“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose…

— Ezra Taft Benson

No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are…

— George Washington

“Treason the only crime defined in the Constitution. Tyranny as under the Stuart and Tudor kings characterized by the elimination of political dissent under…

— E.L. Doctorow

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended

— Benjamin Franklin

I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War.

— Elbridge Gerry

I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel:…

— Benjamin Franklin

I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this…

— Benjamin Franklin

“By their actions, the Founding Fathers made clear that their primary concern was religious freedom, not the advancement of a state religion. Individuals, not…

— Franklin T. Lambert

“ Alexander Hamilton Junior High School -- SEMESTER REPORT -- STUDENT: Joseph Margolis TEACHER: Janet Hicks ENGLISH: A, ARITHMETIC: A, SOCIAL STUDIES: A, SCIENCE:…

— Steve Kluger

I consider the difference between a system founded on the legislatures only, and one founded on the people, to be the true difference between…

— James Madison

“The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were adamant that impeachment not reach to errors of judgment, or what Edmund Randolph described as “a willful…

— Andrew McCarthy

The deliberate union of so great and various a people in such a place, is without all partiality or prejudice, if not the greatest…

— John Adams

“On the first day of the meeting that would become known as the United States Constitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph of Virginia kicked off the…

— William Hogeland

If you look at the minutes of the constitutional convention - which we have - Madison who was the main framer, proceeded to develop…

— Noam Chomsky