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> [Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-bonino/drafting-a-constitution-is-only-the-first-step-the-constitution-has/)

[Emma Bonino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-bonino/)

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> [I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/i-would-not-look-to-the-united-states-constitution-if-i-were-drafting/)

[Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bader-ginsburg/)

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> [When drafting our Constitution, the Founders took great care to ensure our military is above politics, that its leaders were civilians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-mace/when-drafting-our-constitution-the-founders-took-great-care-to-ensure/)

[Nancy Mace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-mace/)

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> [“They keep talking about drafting a constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/they-keep-talking-about-drafting-a-constitution-for-iraq-why-don-t-we/)

[Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/jay-leno-210_constitution_they-keep-talking-about-drafting-a-const_1896142.jpg)

> [I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/i-would-not-look-to-the-u-s-constitution-if-i-were-drafting-a/)

[Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bader-ginsburg/)

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