Constitution Quotes

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Science has penetrated the constitution of nature, and unrolled the mysterious pages of its history, and started again many, as yet, unanswered questions in respect… — Noah Porter
In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution… — Karen Hughes
For the past two centuries, those who do not prize freedom have chipped away at every major clause of our Constitution until today we face… — Ezra Taft Benson
No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the people. — William Rawle
The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to disarm… — William Rawle
The congress of the United States possesses no power to regulate, or interfere with the domestic concerns, or police of any state: it belongs not… — St. George Tucker
A constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting a government; and government without a constitution is power without a… — Thomas Paine
The fight against drug trafficking is a wildfire that threatens to consume those fundamental rights of the individual deliberately enshrined in our Constitution. — Juan Guerrero Burciaga
Nothing in the Constitution of the United States gives the Congress or the Executive Branch the power to attempt the task of regulating climate, as… — Harrison Schmitt
It is the fundamental right of every American, as guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, to worship as he or she pleases... This… — Jimmy Carter
If cruelty is no longer declared unlawful, but instead is applied as a matter of policy, it alters the fundamental relationship of man to government.… — Alberto J. Mora
This country was taken into war based on lies about weapons of mass destruction and Al Qaeda's role with respect to Iraq, which there wasn't… — Dennis Kucinich
Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible. — Jalal Talabani
Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth; and I am sure...we both value too much the freedom of opinion sanctioned by our… — Thomas Jefferson
Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from… — Thomas Jefferson
To me... it appears that there have been differences of opinion and party differences, from the first establishment of government to the present day, and… — Thomas Jefferson
The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil. Their… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons: Kings had always… — Abraham Lincoln
A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced,… — Thomas Paine
Our president has made historic progress toward equality. He repealed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' so that no American ever again has to lie about who… — Tammy Baldwin

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