Ancestor Quote by Joseph Sobran

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

— Woodrow Wilson

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

— Romano Prodi

The Constitution is brilliant for accountability; for posing factions against each other, to fight amongst themselves in government, which protects our liberty. But also…

— Ted Cruz

The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good.

— Alexander Hamilton

Discoveries made during the last hundred years have shown that liberalism is the best system to improve a country's well being.

— Marc Forne Molne

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

— John Quincy Adams

The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.

— Dahlia Lithwick

What makes America great is peaceful protests and exercising your constitutional rights.

— Matthew Dowd

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by…

— John Roberts

Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth.

— Thurgood Marshall

Our inspired Constitution is wisely designed to protect from excesses of political power, but it can do little to protect us from the excesses…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

— John Adams