Constitution Quotes

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Experience has already shown that the impeachment the Constitution has provided is not even a scarecrow. — Thomas Jefferson
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through a deliberate misreading… — Ed Crane
[W]ar is a question, under our constitution, not of Executive, but of Legislative cognizance. It belongs to Congress to say whether the Nation shall of… — Alexander Hamilton
For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State (that is to… — Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality. — William Rehnquist
According to Ayurvedic principles, by understanding oneself, by identifying one's own constitution, and by recognizing sources of doshic aggravation, one can not only follow the… — Vasant Lad
The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution. — Matt Lauer
Alcoholism, the opium habit and tobaccoism are a trio of poison habits which have been weighty handicaps to human progress during the last three centuries.… — John Harvey Kellogg
Outlawing religion form the political arena is not what the Founding Fathers intended when they drafted the First Amendment. We do a grave disservice to… — Bill Bright
If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We… — Antonin Scalia
Under our [constitutional system] - either we're going to have to rethink our Constitution, or we're going to have to rethink our process of decision-making. — Newt Gingrich
The American challenge in leading the world is compounded by our Constitution, — Newt Gingrich
For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who do not effect… — Aristotle
That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns. — Finley Peter Dunne
The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact. — Angela Merkel
An Affront to the Rule of Law and to the Constitution Itself — John Boehner
Being a patriot doesnâ€™t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to… — Edward Snowden
The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia.… — Evo Morales
The trouble with the theory [of limited and divided government] is that government is not a machine, but a living thing. This is where the… — Woodrow Wilson
How do you think the transition from the present situation to community of Property is to be effected? The first, fundamental condition for the introduction… — Friedrich Engels

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