Constitution Quote by Rush Limbaugh

The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.

— Barry Goldwater

The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals.

— John C. Calhoun

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

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…

— Patrick Henry

Government is about coercion. Limiting government is the single most important instrument for guaranteeing liberty. We're working on a third generation which has little…

— Walter E. Williams

Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not - and is not - a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only…

— Ayn Rand

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

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

“Here we have, by prominent spokesmen of both political parties, an unqualified repudiation of the principle of limited government. There is no reference by…

— Barry M. Goldwater

Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government can't do…

— Barack Obama

“Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny,” Paul said. “They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized…

— Frank Herbert