Constitution Quotes

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. — George Washington
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated… — George Washington
In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said,… — J C Watts
Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny. — Daniel Webster
Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and… — Adam Weishaupt
Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in… — Allen West
We believe in humility and integrity, the spirit of one people, bound together under God. We understand that the Constitution was written to control and… — Allen West
Our nation is being led astray by ungodly judges, mayors and governors, who are given to change, defying the Constitution and substituting their own wicked… — David Wilkerson
Popularity makes no law invulnerable to invalidation. Americans accept judicial supervision of their democracy - judicial review of popular but possibly unconstitutional statutes - because… — George Will
No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought. — John Stuart Mill
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that… — Noam Chomsky
Tomorrow you're all going to wake up in a brave new world, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones,… — Stephen Colbert
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the… — Ron Paul
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison
It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example,… — Alexander Hamilton
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be… — James Madison
Human passions unbridled by morality and religion...would break the stronges cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. — John Adams
If a drought strikes them, animals perish--man builds irrigation canals; if a flood strikes them, animals perish--man builds dams; if a carnivorous pack attacks them,… — Ayn Rand
But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. — John Adams

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