#constitution

The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate. ↗

— Elihu Root

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Nothing is more important in the preservation of peace than to secure among the great mass of the people living under constitutional government a just conception of the rights which their nation has against others and of the duties their nation owes to others. ↗

— Elihu Root

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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. ↗

— Hilary Rosen

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Laws and constitutions ought to be weighed... to constitute that which is most conducing to the establishment of justice and liberty. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. ↗

— Mitt Romney

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First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties. ↗

— Michael Beschloss

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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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The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age. ↗

— B.R. Ambedkar

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