Constitution Quote by John Rawls

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible…

— Alexander Hamilton

The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they…

— Thomas Jefferson

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.

— Emma Bonino

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

Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them…

— William Howard Taft

A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited,…

— Samuel Freeman Miller

Our Constitution is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

— Aristotle

I wish the constitution, which is offered, had been made more perfect; but I sincerely believe it is the best that could be obtained…

— George Washington

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

— Robert Mugabe

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

— Ferdinand Mount

Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution.

— Kenneth M. Pollack