American Quote by H. W. Brands

In the Constitution, there is no idea of a political party. It is representatives of every constituency because it is so vibrant and varied.

— Prakash Raj

The founders were very worried that if parties developed in America, you might have something like the modern Italian system, where you have 20…

— Michael Beschloss

First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but…

— Michael Beschloss

In America, we have a two-party system, and the American Constitution is a piece of brilliance, but they did not know when they set…

— Jamie Dimon

The people who started the American government, the founders of the Constitution, didn't like political parties but they were forced to start them. Nobody…

— Barney Frank

The party is defined by the people that are in it, not necessarily the politicians.

— Will Hurd

The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address.

— Marianne Williamson

The same political parties which now agitiate the US have existed through all time. And in fact the terms of whig and tory belong…

— Thomas Jefferson

Parties do not maintain themselves. They are maintained by effort. The government is not self-existent. It is maintained by the effort of those who…

— Calvin Coolidge

A Constitution is not meant to be a flexible arrangement which evolves from one decade to another depending on political expediency.

— Maxime Bernier

Government has no right to make itself a party in any debates respecting the principles or mode of forming or of changing, constitutions. It…

— Thomas Paine

The American system is set up to have two parties competing for votes. But Americans have not had the same two parties to choose…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson