Constitution Quotes
1691 quotes by 837 authors
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Barack Obama is not a man of The Gut, and it is driving official Washington crazy. This is a good thing, because resisting The Gut…
— Charlie Pierce
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The fact that slavery is written into the Constitution is about as entrenched a form of classism as you could possibly imagine.
— Beau Willimon
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A disturbing prospect looms before us as Americans consider the possibility of a second term for President Barack Obama. Millions of conservatives who revere the…
— James Dobson
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I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Even if the Constitution of the United States had intended to recognize slavery, as a constitutional state institution, such intended recognition would have failed of…
— Lysander Spooner
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I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution.
— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.
— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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Syria, for all its problems, at least has a constitution that guarantees equal protection of citizens. Around the world, we have seen that this is…
— Franklin Graham
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Our Constitution requires that the accused be presumed innocent before trial, thus granting all citizens the right to a bail hearing, where the accused has…
— Kevin Mitnick
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Until politicos take a true stand in defense of marriage by proposing an anti-adultery amendment to the Constitution, stop demonizing gays and lesbians when the…
— John Ridley
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Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability?
— Henry Rollins
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The Constitution separated the ideologies and values of the Church from the State, and leaders of the State were thus educated in matters pertaining to…
— Mike Medavoy
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If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the…
— Henry Rollins
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Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in…
— Jed S. Rakoff
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Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding…
— Bob Latta
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It is my privilege to have introduced House Resolution 1612 honoring the Constitution of the United States, and the freedoms and rights it has given…
— Bob Latta
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The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is the…
— Joe Pitts
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If I have to, I will use one challenge after another to dismantle governmental operations that I consider violations of the Constitution.
— Greg Abbott
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Fascism in Uruguay did not begin just with the military coup of 1973, but years before, even when there was still a government with a…
— Jose Mujica
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The modern presidency, as expressed in the policies of the administration of George W. Bush, provides the strongest piece of evidence that we are governed…
— Noah Feldman
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