Constitution Quotes - Page 18

A 'living constitution' is a dead constitution, because it does not do the one and only thing a written constitution is supposed to do: provide parameters around the power of officials.

Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution.

The aim of the Constitutional Treaty was to be more readable; the aim of this treaty is to be unreadable ... The Constitution aimed to be clear, whereas this Treaty had to be unclear. It is a success.

The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.

[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to Congress; But it is merely a declaration, for the removal of all uncertainty, that the means of carrying into execution those otherwise granted are included in the grant.

The Constitution doesn't mention rain.

Some men by unalterable frame of their constitution are stout, others timorous, some confident, others modest and tractable.

Labour's constitutional blueprint is nothing less than a plan for the destruction of UK democracy.

Ideally a just constitution would be a just procedure arranged to insure a just outcome.

Man is more than constitutions.

Every American deserves their day in court. Every American is innocent until proven guilty. These are core values enshrined in our founding document - the United States Constitution.

There's no religious test under the constitution. That's what it says. Period.

But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.

The divine science of government is the science of social happiness, and the blessings of society depend entirely on the constitutions of government.

Free speech is what we all have and is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Academic freedom refers to what happens in the university, particularly in the classroom, and to the importance of the teacher having the right to teach and share what he or she has learned, has proven her competence to teach, having gone through a series of tests and certifications including research and writing to demonstrate her abilities and knowledge.

When they wrote the Constitution, only white male landowners had the right to vote.

I have a strong constitution.

It would have marked a want of foresight in the convention, which our own experience would have rendered inexcusable.

Nothing has yet been offered to invalidate the doctrine that the meaning of the Constitution may as well be ascertained by the Legislative as by the Judicial authority.

It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people themselves. The act, therefore establishing the Constitution, will not be a NATIONAL, but a FEDERAL act.

The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution.

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.

From the point of view of legislation of the Constitution, my mandate has been given by my constituency. So it's only my constituency that can revoke my mandate. So until the next election, nobody is supposed to do anything.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

Under our Constitution, presidents have something called 'veto power.