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Constitution Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- [E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,…
- I consent Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best.
- I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance…
- Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved,…
- In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for…
- History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected by joining in…
- The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.
- I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.
- The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
- Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
- Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except…
- The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
- Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of, in reference to the Services of the Mind.
- Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except…
- The United States Constitution only gives the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
More Constitution Quotes
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- Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind… — Thomas Jefferson
- The question is - and this is what Barack Obama didn't want to answer - is that human life a person under… — Rick Santorum
- I regard it (the Constitution) as the work of the purest patriots and wisest statesman that ever existed, aided by the smiles… — Daniel Webster
- I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
- The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far and no… — Michele Bachmann