The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Obama says his recreation consists of reading the Constitution... looking for a loophole. — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
I believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
"The Constitution" has something called The Emoluments Clause. That's just a fancy, 18th century word for no foreign government payments. And Donald… — Norman L. Eisen Copy Share Image
Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
At present the globe goes with a shattered constitution in its orbit.... No doubt the simple powers of nature, properly directed by… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Let’s be clear about this. The rejection of the constitution was a mistake that will have to be corrected. — Valery Giscard d'Estaing Copy Share Image
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Until the 1930s, the Constitution served as a major constraint on federal economic interventionism. The government's powers were understood to be just… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
I think that, unfortunately, it appears that Donald Trump is trampling all over the Constitution. — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downwards with great weight and pressure towards hell; and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence. — Mwai Kibaki Copy Share Image
The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd. — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
If you call yourself an American that means that you have embraced the constitution, because that is what an American is. A… — Scott Ritter Copy Share Image
I am concerned that Donald Trump walks into the White House a walking conflict of interest in violation of the emoluments clause… — Katrina vanden Heuvel Copy Share Image
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment. And there is a growing body of legal precedent… — Allyson Robinson Copy Share Image
It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
This shift from the Judeo-Christian basis for law and the shift away from the restraints of the Constitution automatically militates against religious… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
If colleges wanted to admit only legacies, or only tuba players, or only people who got astonishingly low SAT scores ' to… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
He who takes the oath today to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
I have heard that whoever loves is in no condition old. I have heard that whenever the name of man is spoken,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
