Constitutional convention Quote by George Washington

“So the real problem, according to Madison, was a majority faction, and here the solution was offered by the Constitution, to have “an extensive…

— Howard Zinn

Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself is levelled…

— 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 possibility of a question of this nature, proves the necessity of laying the foundations of our National Government deeper than in the mere…

— Alexander Hamilton

But as the plan of the convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all the rights…

— Alexander Hamilton

Our government is an agency of delegated and strictly limited powers. Its founders did not look to its preservation by force; but the chain…

— Jefferson Davis

“Owing its ratification to the law of a State, it has been contended that the same authority might repeal the law by which it…

— Alexander Hamilton

“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

A few states have taken redistricting out of the hands of partisans and put them in the hands of fair-minded committees. Every state should…

— Bob Beckel

It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to be the…

— James Madison

Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power.

— Millard Fillmore

The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government

— Thomas Jefferson