Constitution Quotes

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Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of… — Benjamin Rush
Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "Theyâ€™re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and… — Frank Herbert
For most Americans the Constitution had become a hazy document, cited like the Bible on ceremonial occasions but forgotten in the daily transactions of life. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves… — Molly Ivins
I regard it (the Constitution) as the work of the purest patriots and wisest statesman that ever existed, aided by the smiles of a benign… — Daniel Webster
The curse of mortality. You spend the first portion of your life learning, growing stronger, more capable. And then, through no fault of your own,… — Brandon Mull
I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body… — Kurt Vonnegut
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -… — Patrick Henry
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoplesâ€™ libertyâ€™s teeth — George Washington
When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn't put my hand on the Constitution… — Jesse Jackson
On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit of… — Thomas Jefferson
I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of… — Thomas Jefferson
The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. — Noah Webster
We say that God is true; that the Constitution of the United States is true; that the Bible is true; and that the Book of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We trace the hand of the Almighty in framing the Constitution of our land — Lorenzo Snow
Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that in upholding and… — David O. McKay
It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God. — Gordon B. Hinckley
There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut… — Kurt Vonnegut
Even this nation (the US) will be on the very verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when the Constitution is… — Joseph Smith, Jr.

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