Constitution Quotes · Page 30

[The adoption of the Constitution] will demonstrate as visibly the finger of Providence as any possible event in the course of human…

— George Washington

No judicial nomination should answer any question that is designed to reveal how the nominee will rule on any issue that could…

— Jon Kyl

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless,…

— Henry Clay

Lots of countries have great constitutions, but their leaders have a practice of ignoring the rules whenever they feel like it.

— Adam Davidson

No matter what your views are on abortion, the Eighth Amendment in the Constitution is a very cruel, cruel law which benefits…

— Aisling Bea

I consider the government of the U.S. as interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises.

— Thomas Jefferson

We have the Second Amendment, but no privilege or right under the U.S. Constitution is unlimited.

— Bob Menendez

Our Constitution in many situations rightly demands a warrant or order before we take investigative steps. And the FISC provides that vital,…

— Christopher A. Wray

In this day and age, where the Democrat and Republican parties are no longer the voice of Main Street, but the puppets…

— Gatewood Galbraith

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the…

— Anonymous

How can this full, perfect, just and supreme voice of the people, embodied in the Constitution, be brought to bear, habitually and…

— John C. Calhoun

Wise politicians will be cautious about fettering the government with restrictions that cannot be observed, because they know that every break of…

— Alexander Hamilton

[T]he vast regulatory structure the federal government has erected in the name of the commerce power cannot be ended overnight, in many…

— Roger Pilon

I had to choose between the president and the Constitution. I was aware of the fact that I could be compelled to…

— Alexander Vindman

Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the…

— Mitt Romney

We avoid the gravest difficulties when, giving up the attempt to frame hypotheses concerning the constitution of matter, we pursue statistical inquiries…

— J. Willard Gibbs

“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“I was astonished, bewildered. This was America, a country where, whatever its faults, people could speak, write, assemble, demonstrate without fear. It…

— Howard Zinn

Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades…

— Ted Nugent

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

— James Madison

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Thomas Jefferson

For Dicey, writing in 1885, and for me reading him some seventy years later, the rule of law still had a very…

— Margaret Thatcher

Not wanting to suffer criticism, the judiciary has used its power of contempt to stifle criticism.

— Prashant Bhushan

That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow.

— Steve King

As members of Congress, we take a solemn oath to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,…

— Ben Ray Lujan

There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover.

— Frank Herbert

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.

— Potter Stewart

Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs - consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.

— Manmohan Singh

I would never criticize a judge just because he or she presides in another state, including Alabama.

— Mazie Hirono

“the Constitution was designed not to give us rights but to prevent government from taking our rights.”

— Thom Hartmann

Are we going to change the Constitution? I hope never. We would have to amend it. Let's uphold the Second Amendment.

— Richard Shelby

I do stand in opposition to those who want to implement Sharia and essentially attack the Constitution of the United States.

— William G. Boykin

It's so ironic that you often hear these right-wing people talking about the Constitution.

— George Saunders

Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

A man up in front of a judge says "I don't recognise this court." "Why not?" "It's been redecorated since the last…

— Frank Carson

I want to just obey the Constitution.The Constitution says only gold and silver can be legal tender.

— Ron Paul

The appointment of judges to the higher judiciary cannot be the sole domain of a few members of the higher judiciary. This…

— Kapil Sibal

A Judicial Bureau of Investigation under an independent Judicial Complaints Commission, should be set up to investigate complaints against judges.

— Prashant Bhushan