Constitution Quotes

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A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state. — Aristotle
The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far and no farther. — Michele Bachmann
People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of… — Michele Bachmann
What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who uphold the Constitution… — Michele Bachmann
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called… — Michael Badnarik
I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America… — Antonio Banderas
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right… — Bob Barr
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. — John Adams
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so… — John Adams
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them… — Samuel Adams
Progressivism is the cancer in America and it is eating our Constitution, and it was designed to eat the Constitution, to progress past the Constitution. — Glenn Beck
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. — Joseph Addison
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in… — Joseph Addison
The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable… — Pope Benedict XVI
Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic history - which… — Ezra Taft Benson
I reverence the Constitution of the United States as a sacred document. To me its words are akin to the revelations of God, for God… — Ezra Taft Benson
What is the constitution of the universe? The universe is the manifestation of the divine thought; the thought of God embodies itself in the thought-forms… — Annie Besant
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him… — Joe Biden
Just talk to me as a father - not what the Constitution says. What do you feel? — Joe Biden
No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy… — Judy Biggert

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