I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When Oregon was founded as a state in 1857, its constitution explicitly banned Black people from visiting, living and owning property here. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
A 'living constitution' is a dead constitution, because it does not do the one and only thing a written constitution is supposed… — Kevin Gutzman Copy Share Image
I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Science is the study of the admitted laws of existence, which cannot prove a universal negative about whether those laws could ever… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Syria, for all its problems, at least has a constitution that guarantees equal protection of citizens. Around the world, we have seen… — Franklin Graham Copy Share Image
“As is well known, what characterizes both the Fascist and Nazi regimes is that they allowed the existing constitutions (the Albertine Statute… — Giorgio Agamben Copy Share Image
When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
That the people have an original right to establish, for their future government, such principles as, in their opinion, shall most conduce… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
The first thing [Donald Trump] does on January 20th is take an oath to defend and adhere to the Constitution of the… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
The Constitution overrides a statute, but a statute, if consistent with the Constitution, overrides the law of judges. In this sense, judge-made… — Benjamin N. Cardozo Copy Share Image
If standing for liberty and the Constitution makes you a Wacko Bird, then count me a proud Wacko Bird. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Cutting corners no doubt makes the job easier for the government, but making the government's job easier is rarely a priority. Preserving… — Wesley Pruden Copy Share Image
It is impossible for the man of pious reflection not to perceive in it [the Constitution] a finger of that Almighty hand… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The constitutionality and propriety of the Federal Government assuming to enter into a novel and vast field of legislation, namely, that of… — Franklin Pierce Copy Share Image
The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act followed 9-11 as smoothly as the suspension of the Weimar constitution after the Reichstag Fire Decree. — Sr?a Trifkovic Copy Share Image
Thus far women have been the mere echoes of men. Our laws and constitutions, our creeds and codes, and the customs of… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment… — Elton Gallegly Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the Supreme Court should be about fairness, not favor; Constitution, not color. — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I believe that justices must recognize that our Constitution is an 18th-century document that needs to be applied in the context of… — Frank Lautenberg Copy Share Image
Even if their outward fortunes could be absolutely equalized, there would be, from individual constitution alone, an aristocracy and a democracy in… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“I am an American, proud to be an American, proud to be a black American. I’m not African-American. I’ve never been to… — Ken Hutcherson Copy Share Image
Emergency does not increase granted power or remove or diminish the restrictions imposed upon power granted or reserved. The Constitution was adopted… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
The refunding of the national debt at a lower rate of interest should be accomplished without compelling the withdrawal of the national-bank… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
They want people to believe the Constitution says that if you are born to on a illegal alien mother, that you are… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
America's founders were clear that the Constitution established a federal government of few and defined powers. It cannot regulate any activity it… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it. — Anthony Albanese Copy Share Image
Every president since George Washington has respected this clause in the Constitution. We want to avoid that Constitutional potential crisis. And the… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government. — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
The fact that you are here tonight gathered together with us testifies to the fact you understand the need for this organization… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
The only constitutional exception to the power of making treaties is, that it shall not change the Constitution.… On natural principles, a… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I have talked to Barack Obama about Star Wars recently, in the Oval Office, and he is definitely a fan. Article 2,… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
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