Constitution Quotes

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...to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and… — James Madison
As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful… — Alexander Hamilton
[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. — Samuel Adams
The important distinction so well understood in America between a constitution established by the people, and unalterable by the government; and a law established by… — James Madison
It is a singular capriciousness of the human mind, that after all the admonitions we have had from experience on this head, there should still… — Alexander Hamilton
The constitution of human nature" teaches us not to expect "that the persons, entrusted with the administration of the affairs of the particular members of… — Alexander Hamilton
Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill suit the wishes… — Joseph Story
Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers… — John Quincy Adams
Men that look no further than their outsides, think health an appurtenance unto life, and quarrel with their constitutions for being sick; but I that… — Thomas Browne
This constitution we designate by the word genotype. The word is entirely independent of any hypothesis; it is fact, not hypothesis that different zygotes arising… — Wilhelm Johannsen
Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place… — Jamie Raskin
We cannot conceive how the Foetus is form'd in the Womb, nor as much as how a Plant springs from the Earth we tread on… — Joseph Glanvill
I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the constitution to a man who will burn the constitution and… — Craig Washington
A country that can put men on the moon can put women in the constitution. — Margaret Heckler
[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty… — William Branch Giles
I have read various articles on the fourth dimension, the relativity theory of Einstein, and other psychological speculation on the constitution of the universe; and… — Charles Lane Poor
Free discussion is the only necessary Constitution - the only necessary Law of the Constitution. — Richard Carlile
Government is about coercion. Limiting government is the single most important instrument for guaranteeing liberty. We're working on a third generation which has little in… — Walter E. Williams
The mechanist is intimately convinced that a precise knowledge of the chemical constitution, structure, and properties of the various organelles of a cell will solve… — Andre Michel Lwoff
A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity… — James Hutton

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