Adapted Quote by John Marshall

[T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to…

— Alexander Hamilton

A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that…

— Thomas Paine

I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that…

— James Madison

I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that…

— James Madison

The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.

— George Washington

The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far and no farther.

— Michele Bachmann

The law is not an end in itself, nor does it provide ends. It is preeminently a means to serve what we think is…

— William J. Brennan

Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

— Charles Sumner

The Constitution has to be supreme.

— Nawaz Sharif

Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the…

— Joseph Story

In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary…

— Benjamin Franklin

All laws that are proper and correct, and all obligations entered into which are not violative of the constitution should be kept inviolate. But…

— John Taylor