Proposed Constitution Quotes

10 quotes by 3 authors

• I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government. — Alexander Hamilton
• I trust that the proposed Constitution afford a genuine specimen of representative government and republican government; and that it will answer, in an eminent degree,… — Alexander Hamilton
• The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an abolition of the State governments, makes them constituent parts of the national sovereignty, by allowing them a… — Alexander Hamilton
• The proposed constitution, therefore, even when tested by the rules laid down by its antagonists, is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution;… — James Madison
• I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only… — Alexander Hamilton
• The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison
• I think that the proposed constitution is one of the European legal documents with the strongest social dimension I have seen since I began following… — Jean-Pierre Raffarin
• The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. — James Madison
• [T]he powers granted by the proposed Constitution are the gift of the people, and may be resumed by them when perverted to their oppression, and… — James Madison
• The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison

Who Wrote These Proposed Constitution Quotes

3 authors contributed a total of 10 Proposed Constitution Quotes as follows:

• 5 Proposed Constitution Quotes by James Madison
• 4 Proposed Constitution Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
• 1 Proposed Constitution Quote by Jean-Pierre Raffarin