Constitution Quotes

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I rise in support of the separation of powers as established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution. The Constitution clearly delegates the power to… — Dana Rohrabacher
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. — Lamar S. Smith
What is a constitution? It is a booklet with twelve or ten pages. I can tear them away and say that tomorrow we shall live… — Unknown Author
Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper. — Margaret Thatcher
Whether it is in the United States or in mainland Europe, written constitutions have one great weakness. That is that they contain the potential to… — Margaret Thatcher
Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of the constitution. — John Ashcroft
We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the… — John Ashcroft
Congress no longer declares war or makes budgets. So that's the end of the constitution as a working machine. — Gore Vidal
He who takes the oath today to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic… — Grover Cleveland
With Yeltsin, the Soviet Union broke apart, the country was totally mismanaged, the constitution was not respected by the regions of Russia. The army, education… — Mikhail Gorbachev
The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals. — John C. Calhoun
To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of the [American] system… — John C. Calhoun
God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil ... and we must endure it and give it such protection as is… — Millard Fillmore
The power given by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto is a high conservative power; but in my opinion it should never… — Zachary Taylor
In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend. — Zachary Taylor
My answer to the racial problem in America is to not deal with it at all. The founding fathers dealt with it when they made… — James Meredith
When asked to make the formal declaration that I did not intend to overthrow the Constitution of the United States, I was fool enough to… — Peter Medawar
Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and… — Karl Landsteiner
I would also hope that no one would think about trying to amend the constitution as a political strategy, — Mary Cheney
Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But this… — Lysander Spooner

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