Constitution Quote by George Washington

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand

— George Washington

Precedents are the disgrace of legislation. They are not wanted to justify right measures, are absolutely insufficient to excuse wrong ones. They can only…

— Laurence Sterne

If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected…

— George Washington

Precedents once established are so much positive power.

— James Madison

Precedent goes in support of justice.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple,…

— Charles Edison

Well, a precedent is being broken.

— Anonymous

If these precedents are to stand unimpeached, and to provide sanctions for the continued conduct of America affairs-the Constitution may be nullified by the…

— Charles A. Beard

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

— Carl Levin

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only…

— Kurt Vonnegut

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

If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature…

— Alexander Hamilton