Our Constitution Quotes

179 quotes by 127 authors

Our possibilities of happiness are already restricted by our constitution. Unhappiness is much less difficult to experience. We are threatened with suffering from three directions:… — Sigmund Freud
In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government ever… — Matthew Yglesias
I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction… — Thomas Jefferson
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. — Benjamin Franklin
We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made for a moral… — John Quincy Adams
[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before we were born; our creeds were infidelity to the mother… — Theodore Parker
Our Constitution requires that the accused be presumed innocent before trial, thus granting all citizens the right to a bail hearing, where the accused has… — Kevin Mitnick
For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles… — Stephen Covey
The truth is that anyone... that wants to subvert our Constitution to Shariah Law is an enemy of the United States. — Louie Gohmert
If we are to celebrate the giants in Australian public life, then Robert Garran must be among them. A lawyer and passionate advocate of Federation,… — Anthony Albanese
Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and… — John Thune
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. — Gerald R. Ford
I do not have, nor do I believe I have seen, a vision capacious and convincing enough to propound as an organizing principle for the… — Laurence Tribe
I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times. — Julius Rosenberg
In our Constitution governmental power is divided among three separate branches of the national government, three separate branches of State governments, and the peoples of… — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
I really think the Patriot Act violates our Constitution. It was, it is, an illegal act. The Congress, the Senate and the president cannot change… — Peter Camejo
Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must… — Mike Rogers
Indeed, an entire generation of Americans has grown to adulthood since the Roe decision of 1973, which held that the right to choose an abortion… — Robert Casey
Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. — John Marshall Harlan
And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due regard for our… — Robert Walpole

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