Constitution Quotes

There is a higher law than the Constitution. William H. Seward
Constitution Law Higher Than
The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. Queen Elizabeth II
Constitution Will Puzzling Always Been British
Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Needs Man Constitution Rich Every Ought Consumer He Expensive Producer Every Man
Conservatives like to insist that their judges are strict constructionists, giving the Constitution and statutes their precise meaning and no more, while judges like Ms. Sotomayor are activists. But there is no magic right way to interpret terms like 'free speech' or 'due process' - or potato chip. Adam Cohen
Constitution Strict Free Insist Giving Free Speech Conservatives Way Right Way Magic Potato More Like Terms Judges Due Precise Process While Chip Meaning Activists Right Interpret Speech
If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld? Adam Schiff
Constitution Achieve Diversity Giving System Some Diverse Points Students Greater Alumni How Upheld Children Quota Less Awarding Violation
It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress. Adrian Cronauer
Constitution People Sky Congress Else Airwaves Out Written Clear Said Blue Essence Blue Sky Just Anything Anything Else Which Means Belong Belongs
One of the things I learned in law school is that there's nothing wrong or undesirable or dishonorable or destructive about amending the Constitution. Adrian Cronauer
Constitution Law School Nothing Destructive One Of The Things Law School About Wrong Learned Undesirable Amending Dishonorable Things
Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy. Ahmed Zewail
Democracy Constitution Liberty First East Had Allowed Egypt Middle Middle East
The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans' liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace. Al Franken
War Constitution Peace Rights Liberty Our Would Both Protect Powers Limited Were Times American Crafted Bill Bill Of Rights Who Founders Draft Careful
Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a 'living' document. Al Franken
Technology Constitution Reflect Living Society Changing Our Evolution Laws Document Expectations American Often American Society Why Need
When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries. Al Franken
Constitution Way Evolve Would Had Written New Coming Anticipating New Technologies Centuries Founders Technologies
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution. Al Sharpton
Government Constitution Vote Gives Federal Federal Government Protected Amendment Us Right Need
There is no asterisk in the Constitution that says 'except for hate speech.' Alan Colmes
Constitution Hate Says Except Speech
I can't find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer the life of the mother, or the convenience of the mother if it's an abortion by choice, over the potential life of the fetus. Look, I think women, if they're required to not have abortions, could die and could - so I favor a woman's right to choose. Alan Dershowitz
Life You Constitution Woman Women Abortion Mother Think Says Favor Find Potential Could Over Look Fetus Die Convenience Anything Prefer Choice Required Choose Right
I'm not against the government. I'm against this ever-expanding government that doesn't know its limits. And that's how I see the role of the attorney general, as someone in an office that can protect you and defend the Constitution and defend state sovereignty and our individual liberty. Alan Wilson
Government You Constitution Liberty State Our See Someone General Individual Individual Liberty Attorney Attorney General Know Protect How Limits Role Office Sovereignty Against Defend
I've been reading this little book. It's called the Russian constitution. And it says that the only source of power in Russia is the people. So I don't want to hear those who say we're appealing to the authorities. Who's the power here? Alexei Navalny
Constitution Book People Power Reading Say Those Says Russia Russian Only Hear Been Source Authorities Want Little Who Appealing Here
The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes. Ali Khamenei
Constitution Vote Independence Free National Atmosphere Cast Parties Islamic Islamic Republic Causes After Republic Present
I am in favor of admitting any territory into the Union of States as soon as it has fulfilled the requirements of the Constitution and shall petition for admission. Ambrose Burnside
Constitution Admitting States Favor Admission Shall Soon Territory Am Any Fulfilled Requirements Union Petition
Being about to land on the soil of North Carolina, the general commanding desires his soldiers to remember that they are here to support the Constitution and the laws, to put down rebellion, and to protect the persons and property of the loyal and peaceable citizens of the State. Ambrose Burnside
Property Constitution Rebellion Remember Soil Down State Soldiers Carolina Citizens About General Laws Put Support Protect His Commanding North North Carolina Being Land Persons Loyal Peaceable Here Desires
BJP has never done politics on religion, and no one should do it. It is against the spirit of our Constitution. Amit Shah
Politics Religion Constitution Our Spirit Never No-One Done Against Should
Instead of minority and majority politics, if we try and give the same rights to all, it is not polarisation. This is the core value of our Constitution. Amit Shah
Politics Constitution Rights Try Value Minority Our Give Instead Majority Same Core
I tend to agree with those who say that a justice's duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it. Amy Coney Barrett
Best Justice Constitution Conflict Understanding Duty Say Those Rather More Tend Thus Clearly She Precedent Than Legitimate Enforce Who Agree Her Thinks
I'm looking for a Justice who appreciates the awesome responsibility that she will be given, if confirmed. A Justice who understands the gravity of the office and who respects the very different roles that the Constitution provides for each of the three branches of government. Amy Klobuchar
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The continued vitality of our Constitution and the survival of each freedom it protects depend upon the right to vote and the vibrant democracy it affords us. In short, the right to vote underlies each of our other rights. Amy Klobuchar
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The Constitution has become a convenient tool and talking point for politicians that get paid by the NRA. The same goes for Americans who just love their guns, so suddenly they're Constitutional scholars who care about what our founding fathers allegedly wanted. Ana Kasparian
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I don't believe in altering the Constitution. Andrew Breitbart
Constitution Believe Altering
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