Constitution Quote by Steven Weinberg

“It does not require much historical knowledge (though it may require a certain historical perspective) to see that many, if not all, of the…

— John Lukacs

We have not enjoyed unmolested those rights which the constitution of the U.S.A. and our Charters grant.

— Joseph Smith, Jr

“Indeed, they embraced a tradition that was notorious for its incompatibility with American law and liberty. The connection between absolute and administrative power was…

— Philip Hamburger

“In running over the pages of our history for seven hundred years, we shall scarcely find a single great event which has not promoted…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with us the…

— Caleb Cushing

If we claim heritage in Bacon, Shakespeare and Milton, we also acknowledge that it was for liberties guaranteed Englishmen by sacred charters our fathers…

— Chauncey Depew

The U.S. Constitution has absorbed the end of slavery, the Civil War, Civil Rights and Watergate.

— Gavin Esler

The US Constitution serves the same function as the British royal family: it offers a comforting symbol of tradition and continuity, thereby masking a…

— Joseph Sobran

The inferior position of blacks, the exclusion of Indians from the new society, the establishment of supremacy for the rich and powerful in the…

— Howard Zinn

The United States was founded on a revolution that abolished the monarchy, aristocracy, titles and primogeniture. Britain may be able in the future to…

— Linda Colley

We were descended from royalty.

— Natalie Wood

“the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in America: which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human”

— Charles Dickens