Constitution Quotes

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Hence we say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God. It is a… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Where has the genius of the pedistal [sic] of the laws and constitution of our boasted country fled? — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Blessed be the memory of those few brethren who contended so strenuously for their constitutional rights and religious freedom, against such an overwhelming force of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft, and let all… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
By their complying with your request to leave they [the Saints in Clay County] are surrendering some of the dearest rights guaranteed in the Constitution… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
While other men were peacefully following their vocations and extending their interests they [the Saints in Clay County] have been deprived of the right of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Be wise; let prudence dictate all your counsels; preserve peace with all men, if possible; stand by the Constitution of your country; observe its principles;… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I [the Lord] have suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the rights… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We think it would be wise in you to try to git [sic] influence by offering to print a paper in favor of the government… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle. — James Madison
A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government. — Alexander Hamilton
The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail. — George Washington
The duty imposed upon him [the president] to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of… — Joseph Story
A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power… — Thomas Paine
No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend… — Joseph Story
He [Washington] has often declared to me that he considered our new constitution as an experiment on the practicability of republican government, and with what… — Thomas Jefferson
Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself is levelled against… — James Madison
With all the defects in our Constitution, whether general or particular, the comparison of our government with those of Europe, is like a comparison of… — Thomas Jefferson

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