American people Quote by Jean O'Leary

It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth.

— Jacob G. Hornberger

But there are some persons who wouldpersuade the people never to make use of their constitutional rights.

— Samuel Adams

“the Constitution was designed not to give us rights but to prevent government from taking our rights.”

— Thom Hartmann

We, the People of this country, have no unalienable rights... all our rights are subject to modification... the Constitution of the United States of…

— Alan Dershowitz

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are…

— James Bovard

Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.

— Katharine Hepburn

The Constitution was made for the people and not the people for the Constitution.

— Theodore Roosevelt

When we got organized as a country and we wrote a fairly radical Constitution with a radical Bill of Rights, giving a radical amount…

— William J. Clinton

We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from…

— Barbara Boxer

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States composing the respective states, who alone had the right.

— James Madison

The U.S. Constitution was meant to be universal, not just something that only America would observe. The principle of defending liberty for all people…

— Mark Skousen

Americans don't know the Constitution. More than half of those surveyed can't name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Only a…

— Elizabeth Flock