Adapted Quote by Joe Biden

“. . . a constitution, intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.”

— John Marshall

Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.

— Herb Kohl

I believe that justices must recognize that our Constitution is an 18th-century document that needs to be applied in the context of the 21st…

— Frank Lautenberg

The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.

— Woodrow Wilson

I believe that the Constitution is an enduring document.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

“During observance of the bicentennial of the Constitution in 1987, Justice Thurgood Marshall made a public attack upon the celebration in which he disparaged…

— Don E. Fehrenbacher

Our Constitution rests on the good sense and the respect of the American people.

— John Quincy Adams

I believe in an evolving Constitution. A flexible Constitution leaves room for us to consider not merely how the world once was, but how…

— Eliot Spitzer

Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been…

— John Quincy Adams

The Constitution has to be supreme.

— Nawaz Sharif

We current Justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as Twentieth Century Americans. We look to the history of the…

— William J. Brennan

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans.

— Anonymous