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[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.

The Central Bank is an institution of the most deadly hostility existing against the principles and form of our Constitution.

The characteristic merit of the English constitutions is, that its dignified parts are very complicated and somewhat imposing, very old and rather venerable, while its efficient part, at least when in great and critical action, is decidedly simple and modern.

The consensus we arrived with States for amending the Constitution to implement GST is a major breakthrough. This alone has the potential to make India competitive and attractive for investment.

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

[The Constitution] is an experiment as all life is an experiment.

The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy.

The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man. And it does not so much as even purport to be a contract between persons now existing.

"The Constitution" has something called The Emoluments Clause. That's just a fancy, 18th century word for no foreign government payments. And Donald Trump is collecting foreign government payments and other benefits throughout his business.It is a direct violation of "The Constitution" and unless he divests, not just operations, he must divest from all business interests or he will be in violation of "The Constitution" from day one.

The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested

The Constitution admittedly has a few defects and blemishes, but it still seems a hell of a lot better than the system we have now.

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.

The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the avenger of perjury. Such an appeal to Him is a full acknowledgement of His being and providence.

The Constitution is like my old blue dress ... it doesn't fit anymore.

The Constitution is what the judges say it is.

The constitution of the universe is total natural law. 'Natural law,' we say from the field of science. 'Will of God,' we say from the field of religion. It's the same thing.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

The Constitution doesn't mention rain.

The Constitution gives you the right to a lawyer, but it doesn't allow you the right to a good reputation.

The Constitution has been eviscerated while Democrats have stood by with nary a whimper. It is a gutless, unprincipled party, bought and paid for by the same interests that buy and pay for the Republican Party.

The Constitution is ...the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen

The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.

The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time.

The Constitution poses no threat to our current form of government.

[T]he Constitution was a product of its times. [Progressive]

The Constitution deals with substance, not shadows.

The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States.

The Constitution is America's glue, Democracy is the Constitution's glue.

The Constitution is not a suicide pact.

The Constitution is very clear: Congress has sole discretion over defining who is and who isn't a citizen and how you become one. It's not the 14th Amendment.

The constitution of madness as a mental illness, at the end of the eighteenth century, affords the evidence of a broken dialogue, posits the separation as already effected, and thrusts into oblivion all those stammered, imperfect words without fixed syntax in which the exchange between madness and reason was made. The language of psychiatry, which is a monologue of reason about madness, has been established only on the basis of such a silence.

The Constitution of the United States allows us to change; I don't have a problem with that.

The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality.

The constitutions of Maryland and New York are founded in higher wisdom.

The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That is clearly still the goal.

The constitution of the United States is the result of the collected wisdom of our country.

The Constitution of the U.S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion.

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

The Constitution was made for ordinary people.

The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence.

The Convention thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men.

The court is really the keeper of the conscience, and the conscience is the Constitution.

The core values of our constitution are at the heart of our nation's progress.

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.

The court's job is to uphold the Constitution and you don't call that off in times of crisis. Would the framers have allowed this practice?

The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and 62.

The current term of protection for software is the life of an author plus 70 years, or, if it's work-for-hire, a total of 95 years. This is a bastardization of the Constitution's requirement that copyright be for "limited times.

The euro is a great achievement. It's a symbolic achievement. But, the European constitution was a missed opportunity.