Framers Quote by Barack Obama

“The framers were realists; they recognized that the best constitution in the world could be distorted and destroyed by men determined to do so.”

— John Eidsmoe

Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us. They designed separate institutions…

— James MacGregor Burns

Our Constitution framers were men and women with great foresight. They understood the majesty of the rule of law, and of rule by laws.

— Ram Nath Kovind

In my opinion, Chief Justice Roberts put it best during his recent confirmation hearings. And he said, and I quote, "The framers were not…

— Mike DeWine

The Framers [of the Constitution] . . . created the federally protected right of silence and decreed that the law could not be used…

— William O. Douglas

The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many checks and…

— David Ignatius

If the Constitution framers would come back today, they would have contempt for most of us.

— Walter E. Williams

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the…

— Robert Byrd

The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power.

— Tom Coburn

The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The more power government has to provide things, the more power it has to dictate terms.

— Sheldon Richman