Constitution Quotes

1691 quotes by 806 authors

In these sacred documents are embodied eternal principles that no man, group of men, or nation has the right to withhold from others. Here is… — Ezra Taft Benson
Man has made 32 million laws since THE COMMANDMENTS were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai more than three thousand years ago, but he… — Cecil B. DeMille
Can it be of less consequence that the meaning of a Constitution should be fixed and known, than a meaning of a law should be… — James Madison
To take a single step beyond the text would be to take possession of a boundless field of power. — Thomas Jefferson
Living political constitutions must be Darwinian in structure and in practice. Society is a living organism and must obey the laws of life, not of… — Woodrow Wilson
This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility sufficient to adapt substantive laws and institutions to rapidly… — Stephen Breyer
The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. — James Madison
I am now-the friend of the equal rights of men, of representative democracy, of republicanism and the Declaration of Independence, the great charter of our… — John Stark
It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution of this land.… — Ezra Taft Benson
To their duty to God, youth should realize their duty to our country. They should love and honor the Constitution of the United States, the… — Ezra Taft Benson
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected by joining in… — Benjamin Franklin
Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions.… — Alexander Hamilton
On love, not harming others, and respecting all beings. Even animals have these elements in their behavioral patterns. We should start by observing how animals… — Dalai Lama
I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while… — Roscoe Bartlett
The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution. — Richard Pryor
I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up… — Barbara Lee
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to… — George Washington
This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and widens further still… — Nigel Farage
The words of the Declaration of Independence, as given effect by Washington...are to be accepted as real, and not as empty phrases...that in very truth… — Theodore Roosevelt

Who Wrote These Constitution Quotes

806 authors contributed a total of 1,691 Constitution Quotes, led by these top contributors: