One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

We are outside all of the negotiations these two days. They want to pass the constitution without us.

All political parties have made their decision for the best benefit of the country and according to the constitution.

Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution?

I want to congratulate our people who struggled against dictatorship for democracy and freedom, … This constitution is a first of its kind, written by representatives of important Iraqi factions.

The Constitution is very similar to a human skeleton. It is the framework upon which government operates, … Ever since it was adopted, we have been putting on muscles, skin and limbs. As educators, it’s...

[I]n my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it.

Talk to me as a father, … Just philosophically, what do you think? Not what the Constitution says, what do you feel?

This means the opposition doesn’t believe in democracy, in the existing rules of the constitution, drafted by the people.

The draft constitution of Iraq is the most progressive document of the Muslim world.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Wananchi wanapokosa huduma za muhimu za kijamii (kama vile afya, elimu, chakula, malazi, na ulinzi) ilhali wanalipa kodi, na wameajiri serikali kuwaendeshea nchi kwa kiapo cha uaminifu wa vitabu vitakatifu, watakosa imani na serikali yao!...

All told, I consider my constitution a child on the verge of death, from which you can transplant some organs into the Treaty of Nice,

And it is undeniably true that the greatest and most important right of a British subject is that he shall be governed by no laws but those to which he, either in person or by...

There are elements in the newly adopted constitution that cannot stand … if Iraq is ever going to be stable.

I’m going to retake ownership of my constitution. The constitution was written to limit the power of those we elect to office. This fight is a very important one. There are 12.5 million Pennsylvanians and...

I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the...

The answer to 1984 is 1776

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.

The right to vote is probably the most important right given to us through the Constitution, … It gives us the opportunity to choose who are leaders are and what directions we want for our...

Today, no less than five Supreme Court justices are on record, either through their opinions or speeches (or both), that they will consult foreign law and foreign-court rulings for guidance in certain circumstances. Of course,...

You’ll probably see endorsements of judicial candidates. We have changed our constitution and bylaws to allow for endorsement of judicial candidates. My understanding of it is the congressional districts will nominate someone and that will...

A titanic clash between two competing and radically different versions of the Constitution.

No one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in its effect towards supporting free and good government.

No, it’s not in the constitution. The constitution says two terms.

She said she believes there’s a right to privacy (in the Constitution), … And she believes Griswold was rightly decided.

We hope that this constitution will be accepted by all Iraqis and that it will be for everybody. We are optimistic …

If you notice how the requirement for Constitution Day came about, it was a stipulation hidden in another bill. That’s part of the Constitution controversy, … The way the founding fathers crafted the passage of...

If we look at the bigger picture, what Iraq has now … (is) very peaceful debates over the constitution – very, very passionate debates, very emotional debates, but nonetheless largely peaceful.

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, intact for over 200 years, guaranteed that the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,...

Our Constitution is to be celebrated not for being old, but for being young.

The draft constitution has moved in the right direction and is moving toward becoming the national compact Iraq needs.

The first instinct of power is the retention of power, and under a Constitution that requires periodic elections, that is best achieved by the suppression of election-time speech,

Serikali inayodhulumu wananchi wake ni hatari kuliko simba.

They keep talking about drafting a constitution for Iraq. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys. It’s worked for over 200 years, and Hell, we’re...

Why did the Articles [of Confederation] fail so completely? Most historians believe the founding fathers spent a great deal of their first constitutional convention drafting the delaration of independence and only realized on July 3rd...

The fundamental problem is this is not a consensus constitution, and one part of the country has massively rejected it. This was not a joyful vote. It was a pragmatic vote to continue the process.

Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifiying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory to itself than this thing called...

The construction applied … to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power … ought not to be construed as themselves to give unlimited powers, nor a part to...

Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It’s our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.

One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.

Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny,” Paul said. “They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and...

To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on...

We need a constitution, we need rules, but we don’t need a wall,

It’s a titanic clash between two radically different interpretations of the Constitution. . . . It’s not good versus evil. It’s a tremendous battle over judicial philosophy.

The Constitution does not permit these panels to be the final arbiter of whether U.S. law provides for relief from unfair subsidies and dumping for U.S. producers and workers.

There is coming a day, when freedom will just be a essence of the mind, an inner dwelling that was once physically attainable. They will tell you where you can live, and what you can...

I don’t think the Constitution prohibits the use of this textbook, but I have real doubts about the wisdom of this approach. At this time in America, it’s better to simply talk about religious influences...

I think most of the Arab Sunnis have agreed to this constitution. And those who do not agree with it do not represent the Arab Sunnis,

I think there is a puritanical wind that is blowing. I have never seen such a lack of separation between church and state in America, I don’t believe in God, but if I did I...