Constitution Quote by Charles Evans Hughes

The Constitution is what the judges say it is.

— Charles Evans Hughes

Our constitution, in short, is a judge-made constitution, and it bears on its face all the features, good and bad, of judge-made law.

— A. V. Dicey

It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time.

— Fred Rodell

Almost all the worlds' constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which…

— Ronald Reagan

When all is said and done, the Constitution of the United States is a set of words on a piece of paper. The only…

— Thomas Sowell

The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.

— Anthony Kennedy

We are a constitutional democracy. We must deal with things properly within the framework of the law and then the constitution.

— Jacob Zuma

A constitution, therefore, is to a government what the laws made afterwards by that government are to a court of judicature. The court of…

— Thomas Paine

Our Constitution is a mighty document, but the rights it secures require constant vigilance - and the unwavering voices of justices who dissent against…

— Jonathan Capehart

The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and the republic…

— Gerald R. Ford

The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield…

— David Davis