Constitution Quotes

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Join America taught English, an understanding of the U.S. Constitution, that the Bill of Rights is the ultimate insurance policy for a citizen, and that… — Niger Innis
The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of… — John Marshall
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the… — John Marshall
The constitution controls any legislative act repugnant to it. — John Marshall
Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and… — John Thune
Most Southern soldiers viewed the driving issue to be sovereignty rather than slavery. Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the South than in… — Jim Webb
The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities of the people… — Samuel Freeman Miller
Every state has an undoubted right to determine the status, or domestic and social condition, of the persons domiciled within its territory except insofar as… — Roger B. Taney
It will be admitted on all hands, that with the exception of the powers surrendered by the Constitution of the United States, the people of… — Roger B. Taney
Nothing can be clearer than that what the Constitution intended to guard against was the exercise by the general government of the power of directly… — Melville Fuller
Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is not… — Samuel Freeman Miller
A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and… — Samuel Freeman Miller
No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough acquaintance with the Constitution and… — Samuel Freeman Miller
Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the legislative… — Samuel Freeman Miller
The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government, but… — Samuel Freeman Miller
Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all the… — Samuel Freeman Miller
No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire of the Convention… — Samuel Freeman Miller
The Second Amendment is the one that really protects all of our liberties that we are given by our Lord, and our God-given rights, and… — Paul Broun
The Constitution overrides a statute, but a statute, if consistent with the Constitution, overrides the law of judges. In this sense, judge-made law is secondary… — Benjamin N. Cardozo
Just as the formation of the family is basic to the formation of the state, so the states themselves are the only units that can… — Leon Bourgeois

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