No philosopher's stone of a constitution can produce golden conduct from leaden instincts.
America's founders were clear that the Constitution established a federal government of few and defined powers. It cannot regulate any activity it chooses, but they only regulate in those areas which the Constitution grants it power to regulate.
Perhaps the most important thing I learned was about democracy, that democracy is not our government, our constitution, our legal structure. Too often they are enemies of democracy.
The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray
The Supreme Court is about the Constitution. It is about constitutionality. It is about the law. At its bear simplest, it's about the law. It is not about the Democrat Party agenda. Because that's what it's become. The whole judiciary has become that because that's the kind of people they have put on various courts as judges, and every liberal justice on the Supreme Court is a social justice warrior first and a judge of the law second. And if they get one more, then they will have effectively corrupted the Supreme Court.
There hasn't been anybody else write a Constitution like Madison. There just hasn't been, because that person hasn't existed anywhere but here.
The Constitution and laws of the United States resemble a theocracy more closely than any government now on the earth, or that ever has been, so far as we know, except the government of the children of Israel to the time when they elected a king.
Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.
I know the constitution in Oregon was passed in 1859. Free expression of opinion.
I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my ability.
I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution.
No for the return of Saddam's Baath party. This is against the constitution and those who are negotiating to bring them back are violating the constitution.
The Bible is the Constitution of Christianity.
An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void.
You either believe in the Constitution, or you don't.
The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.
It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution, rather than inventing one.
This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and widens further still the democratic deficit.
Elegance has a bad effect on my constitution.
I've spent my whole life fighting for free-market principles and the Constitution. That's not going to change.