Constitutional Quotes

488 quotes by 334 authors

Our Founding Fathers crafted a constitutional Republic for the first time in the history of the world because they were shaping a form of government… — Steve King
Obama might think of himself as one, but he is not a dictator. We are not a banana republic yet. This is not an authoritarian… — Rush Limbaugh
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their… — Abraham Lincoln
The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government… — James Madison
However, it was the great 18th century social philosophers John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau who brought the concept of a social contract between… — Simon Mainwaring
It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. — David Mamet
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. — Thurgood Marshall
It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones. — Robert Mugabe
We can't forget what happened on May 4th, 1970, when four students gave up their lives because they had the American constitutional right of peaceful… — Graham Nash
I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that… — Sandra Day O'Connor
People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like… — Sarah Palin
You can't have it both ways. You can't tell me that you're taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the… — Rand Paul
Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so. — Rand Paul
I call myself a constitutional conservative. — Rand Paul
We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-rich and poor, immigrant and native, black and white. — Rand Paul
The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy… — Ron Paul
Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. — Pete du Pont
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works… — Will Rogers
Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. — Mitt Romney
Opportunity expands when there is excellence and choice in education, when taxes are lowered, when every citizen has affordable, portable health insurance and when constitutional… — Mitt Romney

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