#constitution

They will sustain the constitution and laws and institutions of the United States, and be the champions of liberty and of that constitution when its integrity shall be threatened. ↗

— Lorenzo Snow

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I believe in an evolving Constitution. A flexible Constitution leaves room for us to consider not merely how the world once was, but how it ought to be. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. ↗

— Learned Hand

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The constitution is for us all to live together, a common life, we need each other. ↗

— Pope Theodoros II

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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

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Each state in the Union is honored in the order of when it ratified the Constitution and became a part of the United States. This September it is Iowa's turn. Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the union on December 28, 1846. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

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It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. ↗

— James Bovard

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And I think we as a people need to stop being disingenuous about what the Constitution provides for. It does not provide for this all-encompassing power that we've seen exercised over the last several decades. It's what's gotten us into this bankrupt position. ↗

— Joe Miller

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The right to procreate is not guaranteed, explicitly or implicitly, by the Constitution. ↗

— Robert Bork

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It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they are not in sympathy. ↗

— Alfred E. Smith

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