Constitution Ought Quotes

7 quotes by 5 authors

• No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil… — Thomas Jefferson
• [T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to give… — Alexander Hamilton
• The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the… — Alexander Hamilton
• The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenseless,… — Richard Henry Lee
• The aspirations and expectations of a virtuous people, environed with so wise, so liberal, so deep, so broad, and so high a charter of equal… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
• The constitution ought to specifically state that every nation is left entirely independent and supreme in its internal affairs, such as regulating emigration and all… — George William Norris
• A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as… — Alexander Hamilton

Who Wrote These Constitution Ought Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 7 Constitution Ought Quotes as follows:

• 3 Constitution Ought Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
• 1 Constitution Ought Quote by Thomas Jefferson
• 1 Constitution Ought Quote by Richard Henry Lee
• 1 Constitution Ought Quote by Joseph Smith, Jr.
• 1 Constitution Ought Quote by George William Norris