Constitution Quote by George Will

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings…

— George F 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

“The new Constitution, however, is brought to us by a Muse, ordained by the authority of the People, and established at the center of…

— Garrett Epps

This is a time for a national conversation. A conversation about the document that binds us as a nation and a people. That document,…

— Mike DeWine

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

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

A national government has to have national priorities.

— Amber Rudd

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.

— Stephen Ambrose