Constitution Quotes

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The most extravagant idea that can be born in the head of a political thinker is to believe that it suffices for people to enter,… — Maximilien Robespierre
All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution to become part… — Jeff Cooper
Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these, are not the primary cause of our great prosperity.… — Abraham Lincoln
Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the states remain sovereign… — Jonathan Turley
The very purpose of a bill of rights is to withdraw certain subjects from...political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities. — Robert H. Jackson
The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority. — James Madison
We are approaching a time when Christians, especially, may have to declare the social contract between Enlightenment rationalists and Biblical believers - which formed the… — Cal Thomas
We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to set… — John Ashcroft
The principles of the United States Constitution are, because of Senator Byrd, still the heartbeat of the US Senate. — Unknown Author
This case is not about whether marriages between same-sex couples are consistent or inconsistent with the teachings of a particular religion, whether such marriages are… — Unknown Author
Although the governor strongly disagrees with the court substituting its judgment for the constitutional process of the elected branches or a vote of the people,… — Chris Christie
The lower animals, on the other hand, must have their bodily structure modified in order to survive under greatly changed conditions. They must be rendered… — Charles Darwin
The deep inequalities that persist are visible reminders of the effects of apartheid and colonialism. Until these scars are healed, the vision of our Constitution… — Unknown Author
The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but it can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate… — Francis Grund
In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it does not protect… — Stephen Halbrook
The Founding Fathers did not believe the primary purpose of their guns was to hunt ducks, but to keep the government in line within the… — John Coleman
Is it not the excess and greed of this and the neglect of all other things that revolutionizes this constitution too and prepares the way… — Plato
For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. — Plato
From study of known normal brains we have learned that there is a certain range of variation. No two brains are exactly alike, and the… — Edward Anthony Spitzka

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