Blessing Quote by Alexander Hamilton

The constitution of the United States is the result of the collected wisdom of our country.

— Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies.... A…

— James Madison

That the Powers of Government may be resumed by the People, whensoever it shall become necessary to their Happiness; that every Power, Jurisdiction and…

— Anonymous

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments…

— James Madison

The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in…

— Thomas Jefferson

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the…

— James K. Polk

To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of the [American]…

— John C. Calhoun

Hence we say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God. It is…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

“The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may…

— Thomas Jefferson

The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period,…

— George Washington

“The constitution of most of the states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may…

— Thomas Jefferson

A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited,…

— Samuel Freeman Miller