Administration Quote by William J. Brennan

A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.

— Ayn Rand

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

“No government should be given too much power, or the people comprising that government will use the power in the worst ways possible; individual…

— Andrew Breitbart

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

— John C. Calhoun

An Affront to the Rule of Law and to the Constitution Itself

— John Boehner

So the job of building structures, building a constitutional structure, is not just to punish those who behave badly but actually to protect people…

— Zephyr Teachout

“One should not punish a criminal unless one is able to help that criminal understand the constitution of the universe".”

— George Ohsawa

Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them…

— William Howard Taft

The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions

— Daniel Webster

The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a…

— Roy Moore

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