Constitution Quotes

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[T]he powers granted by the proposed Constitution are the gift of the people, and may be resumed by them when perverted to their oppression, and… — James Madison
Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the… — James Madison
One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution...… — Felix Frankfurter
Is that which was deemed to be of so fundamental a nature as to be written into the Constitution to endure for all times to… — Felix Frankfurter
I`ve passed on a number of bills. I`ve studied the Constitution myself. I am reasonably well educated. — Dianne Feinstein
If the Constitution says that marriage is between a man and woman, then things that are inconsistent with that would be inconsistent with the Constitution. — Rick Santorum
It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to vote for them… — Gloria Steinem
When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries. — Al Franken
Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a… — Al Franken
The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans'… — Al Franken
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. — Benjamin Franklin
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. — Benjamin Franklin
The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. — Edward Gibbon
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. — Billy Graham
I get very little sleep. But I try to stay constantly busy. My fear is that if I stop working I'll, like, die. So throughout… — Matthew Gray Gubler
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. — Calvin Coolidge
We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore… — Ted Cruz
Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a… — Angela Davis
Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If… — Jefferson Davis
It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United… — Jefferson Davis

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