4th of july Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and…

— Benjamin Franklin

The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.

— George Washington

And yet we have what purports, or professes, or is claimed, to be a contract—the Constitution—made eighty years ago, by men who are now…

— Lysander Spooner

It will at least be a recommendation to the proposed constitution that it is provided with more checks and barriers against the introduction of…

— George Washington

If we set out with... a scrupulous regard to the Constitution, the government will acquire a spirit and a tone productive of permanent blessings…

— Alexander Hamilton

If we do not adhere firmly to the constitution, our governments will not last long and will change frequently.

— Suharto

A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.

— Anonymous

The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence.

— Mwai Kibaki

Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been…

— John Quincy Adams

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible…

— Alexander Hamilton

Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory…

— John Marshall

We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law of its existence must continue to change, in its…

— James Bryce