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> [Anyone who says the American Constitution is obsolete just because social and economic conditions have changed does not understand the real genius of the Constitution. It was designed to control something which has not changed and will not change—namely, human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/anyone-who-says-the-american-constitution-is-obsolete-just-because/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

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## More by W. Cleon Skousen

> [“It is also interesting to observe that communal ownership violates every instinct of human nature. It destroys initiative, nullifies free agency, suppresses inventive exploration,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/it-is-also-interesting-to-observe-that-communal-ownership-violates/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

> [“The physical sciences capitalize on the lessons of the past, but the social sciences seldom do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/the-physical-sciences-capitalize-on-the-lessons-of-the-past-but-the/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

> [“The letters of Karl Marx make frequent reference to the violent quarrels between himself and his parents; the letters from Karl’s parents complain of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/the-letters-of-karl-marx-make-frequent-reference-to-the-violent/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

> [Anyone who says the American Constitution is obsolete just because social and economic conditions have changed does not understand the real genius of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/anyone-who-says-the-american-constitution-is-obsolete-just-because/)

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> [Strictly enforce the scale of "fixed responsibility." The first and foremost level of responsibility is with the individual himself; the second level is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/strictly-enforce-the-scale-of-fixed-responsibility-the-first-and/)

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> [I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/i-sought-for-the-greatness-and-genius-of-america-in-her-commodious/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

> [“A free people should be governed by law and not by the whims of men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/a-free-people-should-be-governed-by-law-and-not-by-the-whims-of-men/)

[W. Cleon Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-cleon-skousen/)

> [Right after the Civil War there was considerable talk about reviving Lincoln's brief experiment with the Constitutional monetary system. Had not the European money-trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/right-after-the-civil-war-there-was-considerable-talk-about-reviving/)

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> [Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/here-is-my-creed-i-believe-in-one-god-the-creator-of-the-universe/)

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> [“As long as free men are the prevailing majority in the earth there is a very good chance of breaking this cycle. To do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/as-long-as-free-men-are-the-prevailing-majority-in-the-earth-there-is/)

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> [“The Founders believed these same principles would work for any nation. The key was using the government to protect equal rights, not to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/the-founders-believed-these-same-principles-would-work-for-any-nation/)

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> [Power from any source tends to create an appetite for additional power. It was almost inevitable that the super-rich would one day aspire to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-cleon-skousen/power-from-any-source-tends-to-create-an-appetite-for-additional/)

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