Constitution Quotes

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American patriotism is generally something that amuses Europeans, I suppose because children look idiotic saluting the flag and because the constitution contains so many cracks… — Katharine Whitehorn
The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States. — Salmon P. Chase
Due to the oath I swore to the constitution when I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by virtue of the universal human right… — Adam Kokesh
No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable. — Ferdinand Mount
The aim of the Constitutional treaty was to be more readable; the aim of this treaty is to be unreadable...The Constitution aimed to be clear,… — Unknown Author
You have a mayor who hates guns.Â If it was up to me, we wouldnâ€™t have any handguns in the District of Columbia. I swear… — Muriel Bowser
A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions… — James W. Sire
The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man. And… — Lysander Spooner
It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more… — Dalai Lama
The people are sovereign and the Constitution is supreme. There is no one greater than the people. — Unknown Author
Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there is… — Charley Reese
An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void. — James Otis
Impeachment appears six times in the U.S. Constitution. The Founders weren't concerned with anything more than with impeachment because they had lived under King George… — Ramsey Clark
Impeachment is the direct constitutional means for removing a President, Vice President or other civil officers of the United States who has acted or threatened… — Ramsey Clark
Supreme Court opinion notwithstanding, corporations are not defined as people under the Constitution, and free speech can hardly be called free when only the rich… — Warren Rudman
The body must be regarded as a site of social, political, cultural and geographical inscriptions, production or constitution. The body is not opposed to culture,… — Elizabeth Grosz
The highest laws of the land (America) are not only the constitution and constitutional laws, but also contracts. — Hannah
Government without a constitution, is a power without a right. — Thomas Paine
The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men. — Alexander Hamilton
The Constitution cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution. — Thomas Sowell

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