Constitution Quote by Charles River Editors

“So the Next time September 17 rolls around, eat a hot dog, watch some fireworks, and celebrate Constitution Day - that fateful date in…

— Denise Kiernan

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended

— Benjamin Franklin

“In framing a system which we wish to last for ages, we shd. not lose sight of the changes which ages will produce. [James…

— James Madison

“Our forefathers bequeathed to us far more than a republic. They willed to us an enduring Constitution that incorporates more thought and brainpower than…

— James D. Best

I will never forget January 22, 1973, the day seven members of our highest court ripped up the Constitution.

— William H. Pryor

“Let this constitution go forth from this convention, and from the new state, a model instrument of liberal and enlightened principles.”

— H.W. Brands

We can't pick and choose when to adhere to the Constitution and when to cast it aside.

— Dan Coats

I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that…

— James Madison

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened…

— Caleb Cushing

The secret knowledge is there's nobody home but us chickens. The Constitution was written by a bunch of regular guys who tried to get…

— David Mamet

“I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We’re not going to use signing statements as a…

— Barack Obama

“In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was supposedly asked what would emerge from the Constitutional Convention being held in Philadelphia. “A republic,” Franklin answered, “if you…

— Thomas M. Nichols