Our Constitution Quotes

179 quotes by 127 authors

Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that very liberty. Our Constitution speaks… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We have much to contribute to the world; ways of knowing and being that are going to be essential to everyone's survival on our planet.… — Patrick Dodson
A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books . Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the… — Barack Obama
I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it isn't going to work. They're not going to change our… — Paul Bremer
To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you don't tap people's phones and poke into their e-mail and… — Carol Moseley Braun
The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves, and united as… — Thomas Jefferson
Nothing is plainer than that, if the principles of the church of Rome prevail here, our Constitution would fall. The two cannot exist together. They… — Richard Thompson
In violation of the Habeas Corpus Act and the fundamental laws of our constitution these men have never been brought to trail or even allowed… — John Amery
Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs may have been… — Clarence Thomas
In this distribution of powers the wisdom of our constitution is manifested. It is the province and duty of the Executive to preserve to the… — Alexander Hamilton
[W]ar is a question, under our constitution, not of Executive, but of Legislative cognizance. It belongs to Congress to say whether the Nation shall of… — Alexander Hamilton
Under our [constitutional system] - either we're going to have to rethink our Constitution, or we're going to have to rethink our process of decision-making. — Newt Gingrich
The American challenge in leading the world is compounded by our Constitution, — Newt Gingrich
As long as we are not living in harmony with nature and our constitution, we cannot expect ourselves to be really healed. Ayurveda gives us… — David Frawley
Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of… — Patrick McHenry
The basic guarantees of our Constitution are warrants for the here and now, and unless there is an overwhelmingly compelling reason, they are to be… — Arthur Goldberg
We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of… — Pranab Mukherjee
The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution. — Carolyn Maloney
From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm… — Leon Jaworski

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