Experience Quote by George Washington

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

— Romano Prodi

In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government…

— Matthew Yglesias

[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.

— William E. Gladstone

There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

— Stephen Breyer

Our Constitution is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The nature of our constitution makes eloquence more useful and more necessary in this country than in any other in Europe.

— Bill Vaughan

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.

— Franklin D Roosevelt

Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the…

— Joseph Story

Lots of countries have great constitutions, but their leaders have a practice of ignoring the rules whenever they feel like it.

— Adam Davidson

“our Constitution can be understood by any American with average intelligence and minimal education.”

— Joseph Befumo

As a country we have more of a political constitution than a legal one, and as such it operates via conventions and precedents.

— Gina Miller