Neither James Madison, for whom this lecture is named, nor any of the other Framers of the Constitution, were oblivious, careless, or… — Diane Wood Copy Share Image
It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The whole constitution of property on its present tenures, is injurious, and its influence on persons deteriorating and degrading. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
And it is undeniably true that the greatest and most important right of a British subject is that he shall be governed… — Joseph Warren Copy Share Image
If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived… — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
In a very real sense, the Constitution is our compact with history . . . [but] the Constitution can maintain that compact… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. Hence, the book-learned class, who value books, as such; not as related to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is necessary above all that the citizens, who have rallied round the constitution, should be assured that the rights it guarantees… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
I believe Judge Kavanaugh will be a justice whose adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law will be a credit… — Cindy Hyde-Smith Copy Share Image
My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in 1973 with their participation. The constitution… — Ferdinand Marcos Copy Share Image
The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society. — Constance Baker Motley Copy Share Image
Marriage in our Constitution is very clear that it's a man marrying a woman, largely with a view to having a natural… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn't put my hand… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Christians, above all people, should desire that their elected representatives submit to the Constitution, because it is constitutional government that has done… — Chuck Baldwin Copy Share Image
Laws are maintained in credit, not because they are essentially just, but because they are laws. It is the mystical foundation of… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The Constitution is ...the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen — John Adams Copy Share Image
The Internet's distinct configuration may have facilitated anonymous threats, copyright infringement, and cyberattacks, but it has also kindled the flame of freedom… — Jonathan Zittrain Copy Share Image
To all those in the sound of my voice who share our values, who know that we can be a stronger America… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
“The social contract known as 'The Constitution' has been null and void since the last person who signed it, died. Even then,… — Dane Whalen Copy Share Image
We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
The faith of the Latter-day Saints and the teaching that I have had since I was a child at my mother's knee,… — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
What the Tea Parties are standing for is constitutional principle. It's not fundamentally about tax rates or whether to have a consumption… — Robert P. George Copy Share Image