[the framers of the Constitution] intended our government should be a republic, which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy… — Fisher Ames Copy Share Image
The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States. — Salmon P. Chase Copy Share Image
Every constitution..., and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years [a generation]. If it be enforced longer, it is… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[T]he foundation of a great Empire is laid, and I please myself with a persuasion, that Providence will not leave its work… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is better that the law should be certain than that every judge should speculate upon improvements in it. — Robert Falcon Scott Copy Share Image
I've always felt very strongly about human rights for blacks, women, and gays. Our Constitution is about equality for all - that's… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I will put the Republican establishment on my shoulders and drag them kicking and screaming back to the Constitution. — Madison Cawthorn Copy Share Image
At least 3% of the signers of the Constitution must have been gay, since that's the low estimate for any population sample.… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Even this nation (the US) will be on the very verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We have parliamentary democracy. It is the prime minister who runs the show, who is the chief executive of the country. The… — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image
I think the president, very simply, has never read a copy of the Constitution. I think that that's true. He's just never… — John Kiriakou Copy Share Image
We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil liberties to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Last comes the class of persons, of nervous organization and enfeebled vigour, whose sensual appetite craves highly seasoned dishes, men of a… — Joris-Karl Huysmans Copy Share Image
But I think it is hardly an argument against a man's general strength of character, that he should be apt to be… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Bentham spent much of his life writing constitutions and proposing legal reform in the light of his utilitarianism. The evaluation of particular… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
All Catholics must make themselves felt as active elements in daily political life in the countries where they live. They must penetrate,… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
Impeachment is the direct constitutional means for removing a President, Vice President or other civil officers of the United States who has… — Ramsey Clark Copy Share Image
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
What becomes decisive to a Justice's functioning on the Court in the large area within which his individuality moves is his general… — Felix Frankfurter 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
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
As Governor, I will always uphold our state's Constitution and protect a woman's right to make decisions over her own body and… — Josh Shapiro Copy Share Image
Gilani should be loyal to the country, the Constitution and law and not to Zardari alone. — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image
You know what they're doing to your Constitution? They're making a joke out of your Constitution. Love's not in your court room.… — Charles Manson 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
The free exercise clause of the constitution does not apply to any religion but Christianity. [because none of the other religions are… — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
My love of South Africa is not gray; it's not vague. It's very specific. It's in keeping with our Constitution - 'Unity… — Jacob Zuma Copy Share Image
“. . . a constitution, intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.” — John Marshall Copy Share Image
A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it. — John Marshall Copy Share Image
Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us. — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
People have a fundamental right to organize. It's rooted very much in the Constitution and people's right to free association. — Martin Heinrich 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
An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, .. As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
The meaning of freedom is in the U.S. Constitution. Republicans want to live by the document's original meaning. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share Image
Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide adequate medical care for prisoners, whatever the… — Jim Riley Copy Share Image
The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans… — Ted Olson Copy Share Image
“Because if they’re right about their belief system, there is an ultimate judge anyway, isn’t there? We don’t need human judges.” — Tarryn Fisher Copy Share Image
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