Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bernie Sanders

The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.

They want to take this to the ultimate extreme. If we go by the history of amendments to the Constitution in this country, it's only ever been done to give more rights to people, not to take rights away. That's why this is particularly heinous.

Pauline Hanson

It was always written up in our constitution that our positions were not concreted forever and a day, ... It is written in our constitution that our positions would go to the vote by the members of One Nation, so you see they have misread our constitution.

I've heard of Law Day. May 1 is Law Day and we often talk about the Constitution then.

Boris Yeltsin

No, it's not in the constitution. The constitution says two terms.

Rand Paul

Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?

Neville Cardus

Like the British constitution, cricket was not made: it has 'grown'.

Noam Chomsky

Its minority rule and majority limited rights. In fact it's set up that way. If you read the framers of the constitution, including James Madison, he was pretty clear about it.

Ted Cruz

My touchstone for every question is the Constitution.

Ted Cruz

I'm a constitutionalist. You know, does faith matter to me? Sure. But the beauty of the Constitution, the beauty of the First Amendment, it protects everyone's faith.

Joseph Sobran

Liberals see the Constitution itself as 'living' and 'evolving' that is, gradually turning into something that would have been unrecognizable to its authors.

I pledged 27 years ago when I first went overseas to defend the Constitution of the United States. I've done so throughout my career.

Intimidation by extreme rhetoric and the threat of physical violence threatens judges as well as the Constitution itself,

In the abstract, it's a good idea that students know more about the Constitution. Civics has been squeezed out of the curriculum.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

We say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God.

Dick Cheney

It's vital to get a constitution in place.

George Washington

The Constitution that we have is an excellent one, if we can keep it where it is.

John Roberts

I do think the right to privacy (used by the Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right to have an abortion) is protected under the Constitution in various ways.

Nasser Hussain

I don't see any significant difference with the new constitution,

Gore Vidal

Americans worship the Constitution but do not observe it.

The fight has just begun. What you did here today is a direct violation of the Constitution of the State of California, and in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Elton Gallegly

The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.

a greater Albania, not the constitution not the human rights.

Jalal Talabani

you will see in the constitution that it is not a problem.

And lastly, let us provide in our Constitution for its revision at stated periods

Jalal Talabani

The draft constitution is ready and will be presented to the Iraqi people, who are known for their intelligence, to give their verdict on October 15,

The constitution will be a focus in 2007,

Bill Thomas

The Constitution requires that courts shall be open. It is the responsibility of the county and state to provide enough resources to run our courts in a dignified and efficient manner. The current state of things is a disgrace and a disservice to justice in our county.

The constitution of Zimbabwe guarantees all individuals the right to legal representation and lawyers are empowered and obliged to represent their clients.

The Constitution of the United States was made by white men, the citizens and representatives of twelve slaveholding and one non-slaveholding State; and it was made for white men.

The Constitution of the United States... specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy in the United States.

The constitution is likely to fuel rather than dampen insurgency,

Arun Jaitley

The Constitution has defined the office of profit; it is being interpreted by the judiciary and the Election Commission. Now, Parliament should define it.