"The People of Virginia declare and make known……" — Henry Brooks Adams
"The People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression and that every"
—
Henry Brooks Adams
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
8 Quotes by Henry Brooks Adams
Henry Brooks Adams has 8 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
-
The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men.
-
What one knows is, in youth, of little moment; they know enough who know how to learn.
-
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no…
-
One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three hardly possible.
-
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean
-
If Thought is capable of beingclassed with Electricity, or Will with chemical affinity, asa mode of motion, it seems necessary…
See all 8 quotes by Henry Brooks Adams »
More Constitution Quotes
This quote is filed under Constitution Quotes,
one of 1,691 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.
— Aristotle
-
The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far…
— Michele Bachmann
-
People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the…
— Michele Bachmann
-
What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint…
— Michele Bachmann
-
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place…
— Michael Badnarik
-
I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid…
— Antonio Banderas
-
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the…
— Bob Barr
-
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any…
— John Adams
-
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want…
— John Adams
-
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
— Samuel Adams
-
Progressivism is the cancer in America and it is eating our Constitution, and it was designed to eat the Constitution,…
— Glenn Beck
-
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
— Joseph Addison
See all 1,691 Constitution Quotes »