“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers never dreamed of such a contingency occurring. If they had foreseen it, the probabilities are they would have… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius. — Dahlia Lithwick Copy Share Image
