Democracy Quote by Mike Lofgren

It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the…

— Noah Webster

Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating policy. This…

— Tom Steyer

I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally.

— Bill Maher

We profess to be republicans, and yet we neglect the only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government; that is, the…

— Benjamin Rush

“The banishment of the Constitution and republicanism, like the disembowelment of the Declaration of Independence and individualism, has been scrupulous. There is now a…

— Mark R. Levin

Southern Republicans are guided by the Bible. Western Republicans read the Constitution. Seen in historical terms, it's the difference between a movement descended from…

— Jacob Weisberg

It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution, rather than inventing one.

— Antonin Scalia

[quoting someone else] the American constitution is a document designed by geniuses to be eventually interpreted by idiots

— Joseph J. Ellis

“In America, the Federal Constitution has endured as the most sagacious conservative document in political history”

— Russell Kirk

“If Republicans care about the Constitution, they have to find the courage to say no or lose their constituencies and ultimately their cause. They…

— David Horowitz

“Interpreters, when challenged on their manipulations, tell us the Constitution was written for a different and simpler time. Actually, the genius of the Constitution…

— Mark David Ledbetter

Republicans, supposed defenders of limited government, actually are enablers of an unlimited presidency. Their belief in strict construction of the Constitution evaporates, and they…

— George Will