Constitution Quotes

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The Constitution of the United States, for instance, is a marvelous document for self-government by the Christian people. But the minute you turn the document… — Pat Robertson
Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us. — Katharine Hepburn
When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to you. You chose… — David Petraeus
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,… — Benjamin Franklin
I spent my entire career trying to protect the Constitution, the civil rights and the civil liberties of American citizens and people who are here… — Barbara Jordan
This is a serious problem of major concern, and we have got to approach it in a way that is consistent with this nation's tradition… — Janet Reno
I am now speaking of rights under the Constitution, and not of moral or religious rights. I do not discuss the morals of the people… — Stephen A. Douglas
Through electing officials that will protect the Constitution and commit themselves to the rights of the people and the health of the nation, we will… — Harry Belafonte
The chemical differences among various species and genera of animals and plants are certainly as significant for the history of their origins as the differences… — Ray Lankester
All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief… — Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution shall never be construed . . . to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own… — Samuel Adams
Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom… — Thomas Jefferson
The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as… — Thomas Jefferson
It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that… — Thomas Paine
The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government. — Ayn Rand
A terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event [will occur] somewhere in the Western world - it may be in the United States of America - that causes… — Tommy Franks
At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution. — Jefferson Davis
What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what… — Mary McLeod Bethune
No higher duty, or more solemn responsibility, rests upon this Court than that of translating into living law and maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned… — Hugo Black
I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its… — William Wells Brown

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