Adoption Quote by Caleb Cushing

“Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new Constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious interest of a…

— Alexander Hamilton

But the Constitution was made not only for southern and northern states, but for states neither northern nor southern, namely, the western states, their…

— William H. Seward

“Let this constitution go forth from this convention, and from the new state, a model instrument of liberal and enlightened principles.”

— H.W. Brands

“Our forefathers bequeathed to us far more than a republic. They willed to us an enduring Constitution that incorporates more thought and brainpower than…

— James D. Best

We can't pick and choose when to adhere to the Constitution and when to cast it aside.

— Dan Coats

After all, our Constitution was intended as a popular document. It was drafted and ratified by the people. It established democratic institutions. It entrusts…

— Mike DeWine

It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States . . . should unite in…

— George Washington

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

— Romano Prodi

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

— Aristotle

[M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to…

— George Washington

On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit…

— Thomas Jefferson

Let’s be clear about this. The rejection of the constitution was a mistake that will have to be corrected.

— Valery Giscard d'Estaing