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title: "17 States Constitution Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 17 States Constitution quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best States Constitution sayings and thoughts."
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> [ No power over the freedom of religion \[is\] delegated to the United States by the Constitution. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/no-power-over-the-freedom-of-religion-is-delegated-to-the-united/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [Trust is not what the framers of the United States constitution and of this country relied on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-tribe/trust-is-not-what-the-framers-of-the-united-states-constitution-and/)

[Laurence Tribe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-tribe/)

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> [The last time I checked, speaking out against the government isn't a crime but protected under the United States Constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-donalds/the-last-time-i-checked-speaking-out-against-the-government-isn-t-a/)

[Byron Donalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-donalds/)

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> [There is no sentence in the United States Constitution that says the president's children cannot be indicted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-whitaker/there-is-no-sentence-in-the-united-states-constitution-that-says-the/)

[Matthew Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-whitaker/)

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> [The United States Constitution only gives the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/the-united-states-constitution-only-gives-the-right-to-pursue/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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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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> [The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt-2/the-united-states-constitution-has-proven-itself-the-most-marvelously/)

[Franklin D Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt-2/)

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> [The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/the-united-states-constitution-is-clear-it-prohibits-religious-tests/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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> [Yeah, it's legal in the United States. It's part of our Constitution. You know, the right to bear arms is because that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-t/yeah-it-s-legal-in-the-united-states-it-s-part-of-our-constitution/)

[Ice T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-t/)

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> [The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the constitutions of the several states, and the organic laws of the territories all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-b-anthony/the-declaration-of-independence-the-united-states-constitution-the/)

[Susan B. Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-b-anthony/)

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> [“So the Next time September 17 rolls around, eat a hot dog, watch some fireworks, and celebrate Constitution Day - that fateful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-kiernan/so-the-next-time-september-17-rolls-around-eat-a-hot-dog-watch-some/)

[Denise Kiernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-kiernan/)

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> [Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/resolved-that-the-general-assembly-of-virginia-doth-unequivocally/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [In the United States, the Constitution is a health chart left by the Founding Fathers which shows whether or not the body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-gregory/in-the-united-states-the-constitution-is-a-health-chart-left-by-the/)

[Dick Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-gregory/)

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> [“The United States Constitution turned 225 years old in 2012. It is the central document of American history and politics. From all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-epps/the-united-states-constitution-turned-225-years-old-in-2012-it-is-the/)

[Garrett Epps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-epps/)

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> [The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt/the-united-states-constitution-has-proved-itself-the-most-marvelously/)

[Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt/)

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> [The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-story/the-powers-not-delegated-to-the-united-states-by-the-constitution-nor/)

[Joseph Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-story/)

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> [The United States Constitution grants education decision authority to the states and localities not to the president of the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-forest/the-united-states-constitution-grants-education-decision-authority-to/)

[Dan Forest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-forest/)

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