Constitution Quotes

A treaty cannot be made which alters the Constitution of the country, or which infringes and express exceptions to the power of the Constitution.

If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or a Confederacy.

I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government.

I had the constitution of a missionary.

Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution is ratified, the insurgents are not going to lay down their arms.

Perpetuity is stamped upon the Constitution by the blood of our fathers.

The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.

Unlike most European countries, the police in the US are decentralized; even the FBI has regional offices. Amending the constitution is a long and tedious process.

[G]et two-thirds of the states to alter the Constitution; come out with their national religion, and then let the people get their throats ready.

Women are part of the constitution.

The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the countrys constitution as the fundamental pillar of society.

The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.

The Warren Court wasn't that radical. It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution... I intend to succeed where they failed.

Constitution is a living document; no strict constructionism.

I have to make the very best judgments I can make in terms of what's gonna keep the American people safe. And is what, what's gonna uphold our Constitution and our traditions of due process.

We're talking about the responsibility, my responsibility according to the Syrian constitution that said we have to defend ourselves.

I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad.

The US Constitution only guarantees your rights as a citizen, it doesn't guarantee happiness. It may take work, but if you have your rights, happiness is very possible.

The thing that distinguishes America is that it is a republican form of government - anything that is not outlawed or specifically barred or regulated by the [Constitution] is LEGAL.

Shahidullah Shahid said there is nothing Islamic in Pakistan’s constitution. He clearly can’t read. The truth is there is nothing Islamic in the TTP.

If your values are not used as the constitution of your organization, or if they are compromised, they become just words on paper.

I think I understand the Constitution a little bit because in 1971 we went off the gold standard under President Nixon into the Federal Reserve notes because we were a worldwide currency.

There is no right by the federal or state constitution to manual recounts. There is no law that says that you must count dimpled ballots, constitutional or otherwise.

The Bible is the Constitution of Christianity.

We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.

I have always been thankful that so many of our countrys greatest leaders and statesmen were able to be on this earth at the same time and place to draft the Constitution.

It is my privilege to have introduced House Resolution 1612 honoring the Constitution of the United States, and the freedoms and rights it has given to every American.

I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government.

The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just as good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity.

I find no fault with the Constitution or laws of our country, they are good enough. It is the abuse of those laws which I despise, and which God, good men and angels abhor.

The Confederate Constitution was almost identical to that of the United States.

The homosexual agenda represents a clear and present danger to virtually every fundamental right given to us by our Creator and enshrined for us in our Constitution.

Acting forces you to ask yourself, 'Can my constitution take a decade of constant rejection?' And after ten years, you either make it or you don't. And the problem is they don't tell you in advance.

I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution.

Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution.

While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned.

We have built into the constitution of the human race the habit and desire of taking, as divorced from its natural precursor and concomitant of making.

New Jersey was threatened like no other region in this country and what we did was we took action within the constitution to make sure that law enforcement had all the information they needed.

I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution.

I have a strong constitution which has served me quite well, though if I hadn't had such a strong one I might have led a more healthy life perhaps.

I have quite a decent constitution in spite of all my abuse of it and my advanced years. I'm still quite robust.

The first thing [Donald Trump] does on January 20th is take an oath to defend and adhere to the Constitution of the United States.

The Emoluments section shares with the Constitution. That's not a law that Congress could change or the president could ignore.

[Donald Trump] needs to take action today before he becomes president so he doesn't violate the Constitution.

Once Donald Trump takes the oath of office as president of the United States, the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution makes it clear that he cannot accept those favors.

The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom.

The United States Constitution grants education decision authority to the states and localities not to the president of the United States.

No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suffer or if he fall in defense of the liberties and Constitution of his country.

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - 'to spew out paper.'