Constitution Quotes

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The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and… — Roxane Gay
The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government. — William O. Douglas
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. — Gerald R. Ford
As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I… — Felix Frankfurter
There is no reason for anyone in this country, anyone except a police officer or a military person, to buy, to own, to have, to… — Michael Gartner
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. — Benjamin Franklin
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to… — James Madison
We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent,… — Barbara Boxer
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on… — Ben Nelson
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of… — John Marshall Harlan
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. — Learned Hand
It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. While it lies… — Learned Hand
I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part… — Thomas Erskine
The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of… — David Davis
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality… — Ed Smith
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result… — John Acton
If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of… — Tommy Franks
Your purpose, then, plainly stated, is, that you will destroy the Government, unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the Constitution as you please,… — George Haven Putnam
The Constitution has not greatly bothered any wartime President. — Francis Biddle
I do not have, nor do I believe I have seen, a vision capacious and convincing enough to propound as an organizing principle for the… — Laurence Tribe

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