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The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document; it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the…

— Anonymous

The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document. It is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the…

— Woodrow Wilson

Unfortunately, people are re-interpreting the Constitution as a living document, and it's not. It's a solid-based document and it shouldn't be played with.

— Chuck Norris

That's the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to…

— Antonin Scalia

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.

— John Marshall

The Constitution is a living, breathing document that can speak to you and nobody else.

— Lindsey Graham

The great generalities of the constitution have a content and a significance that vary from age to age.

— Benjamin Cardozo

“The United States Constitution turned 225 years old in 2012. It is the central document of American history and politics. From all sides of…

— Garrett Epps

Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the…

— Joseph Story

Saying the Constitution is a living document is the same as saying we don't have a Constitution.

— Walter E. Williams

The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they…

— Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.

— Anthony Kennedy