Constitution Quotes
1691 quotes by 806 authors
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Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution is ratified, the…
— Andrew Bacevich
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If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive…
— Kofi Annan
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One of the most solemn responsibilities of the president--and it's set out expressly in the Constitution--is that the president is to take care that the…
— Samuel Alito
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I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my…
— Heinz Fischer
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These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at…
— Fouad Ajami
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The importance of the Bible to a church is to keep the church on track. The role of the Constitution in government is to keep…
— Ted Haggard
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The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we…
— Asa Hutchinson
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The Constitution is the fundamental rule for people to live in society. If the rule no longer suits the lives of the general public due…
— Ichiro Ozawa
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During the last dozen years the tales of suppression of free assemblage, free press, and free speech, by local authorities or the State operating under…
— Edward Alsworth Ross
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The fact that you are here tonight gathered together with us testifies to the fact you understand the need for this organization and the need…
— Walter Cronkite
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I vote Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit fringe kooks who would never get their…
— David Letterman
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My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here…
— Gerald R. Ford
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I congratulate you and my country on the singular favor of heaven in the peaceable and auspicious settlement of our government upon a Constitution formed…
— John Hancock
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The Constitution was made for the people and not the people for the Constitution.
— Theodore Roosevelt
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It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and the republic will…
— Gerald R. Ford
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I don't agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, we're going to ask you for…
— Pitbull
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Public opinion: May it always perform one of its appropriate offices, by teaching the public functionaries of the State and of the Federal Government, that…
— James K. Polk
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I want to say to every man, the Constitution of the United States, as formed by our fathers, was dictated, was revealed, was put into…
— Brigham Young
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In America, you are not required to offer food to the hungry or shelter the homeless. There is no ordinance forcing you to visit the…
— Pope Paul VI
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