Constitution Quotes · Page 55

I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is…

— Thomas Jefferson

I'm still a conservative, you know, someone who believes in limited government and balanced budgets and the Constitution.

— Charlie Sykes

Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath…

— Ted Lieu

A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution…

— Thomas Paine

Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get…

— Mark McKinnon

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

— John Marshall

It's a rare human being who understands intellectually and emotionally the freedoms contained within our Constitution and the right of every human…

— Geoffrey Fieger

However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However…

— B. R. Ambedkar

even the best of constitutions need sometimes to be amended and improved, for after all there is but one constitution which is…

— Ernestine Rose

The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges…

— Adam Cohen

The Electoral College is provided for in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. More space in the Constitution is devoted to…

— Kayleigh McEnany

John Adams, second president of the United States, wrote that our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. George…

— Joe Lieberman

Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic…

— Ezra Taft Benson

From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up…

— Noah Feldman

There is a lot of talk in conservative circles about judicial modesty and deferring to the political branches. That view of judging…

— Adam Cohen

I'm in love with this country called "America." I'm a huge fan of America. I'm one of those annoying fans - you…

— Edward de Bono

There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is…

— Hugh Nibley

“And already here the danger should be evident—that government has returned to the era before constitutions, when kings or executives ruled not…

— Philip Hamburger

there ought always to be a constitutional method of giving efficacy to constitutional provisions. What for instance would avail restrictions on the…

— James Madison

I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by…

— Thomas Jefferson

An industry devoted to serving the public's right to know gives twisted and evil men the means of becoming known. This problem…

— James Taranto

Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through…

— Ed Crane

I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.

— Rand Paul

Calumny is a vice of curious constitution; trying to kill it keeps it alive; leave it to itself and it will die…

— Thomas Paine

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

— Ted Cruz

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

— Vladimir Putin

A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and…

— Brett Kavanaugh

There is no sentence in the United States Constitution that says the president's children cannot be indicted.

— Matthew Whitaker

A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party -…

— Judy Sheindlin

Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty.

— Jeff Cooper

In order to keep the judiciary independent of the executive, the constitution provided impeachment as the only method for disciplining errant judges.

— Prashant Bhushan

It was [John's Adams] Massachusetts constitution if anything that influenced people.

— Gordon S. Wood

Judicial activism must be lessened, and the judiciary should do its work and let politicians work.

— Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

The peculiar circumstances of the moment may render a measure more or less wise, but cannot render it more or less constitutional.

— John Marshall

In the absence of a written constitution, we still rely far too heavily in the U.K. on unwritten and unenforceable 'constitutional conventions.'

— Keir Starmer

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively…

— Noam Chomsky

There hasn't been anybody else write a Constitution like Madison. There just hasn't been, because that person hasn't existed anywhere but here.

— Rush Limbaugh

As a country we have more of a political constitution than a legal one, and as such it operates via conventions and…

— Gina Miller