Constitution Quote by George F Will

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead,…

— George Will

“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The Founding Fathers…

— Mark Meckler

When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a constitution.

— Aristotle

“The national government belongs to the whole American people,”

— Charles A. Beard

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.

— William Rehnquist

I aim to create a federal government which respects the constitution, which respects taxpayers.

— Maxime Bernier

If you want to learn about the whole government and how it operates, the Appropriations Committee is the best place to learn it.

— John J. Rooney

We need to do a top/bottom review of the federal government and for every agency administration bureaucracy that is not called for in the…

— Josh Mandel

It is federal, because it is the government of States united in a political union, in contradistinction to a government of individuals, that is,…

— John C. Calhoun

A national government has to have national priorities.

— Amber Rudd

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or…

— Warren G. Bennis

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

— Ambrose Bierce