Constitution Quote by Kevin Gutzman

A 'living constitution' is a dead constitution, because it does not do the one and only thing a written constitution is supposed to do:…

— Kevin Gutzman

To say the Constitution is living is to say that it's dead.

— Thomas Sowell

Saying the Constitution is a living document is the same as saying we don't have a Constitution.

— Walter E. Williams

I used to say that the Constitution is not a living document. It's dead, dead, dead. But I've gotten better. I no longer say…

— Antonin Scalia

Unfortunately, people are re-interpreting the Constitution as a living document, and it's not. It's a solid-based document and it shouldn't be played with.

— Chuck Norris

The Constitution is a living, breathing document that can speak to you and nobody else.

— Lindsey Graham

Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called…

— Al Franken

If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor…

— Tommy Franks

The Constitution that I interpret and apply is not living, but dead, or as I prefer to call it, enduring. It means, today, not…

— Antonin Scalia

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as…

— Lysander Spooner

We need to put people on the bench that understand the Constitution is not a living and breathing document. It is to be interpreted…

— Marco Rubio

Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.

— Thomas Jefferson