Quotes by Constitution I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that sense alone it is the legitimate Constitution. And if that is not the guide in expounding it, there may be no security. James Madison constitution accepted may It is in vain to oppose constitutional barriers to the impulse of self-preservation. It is worse than in vain; because it plants in the Constitution itself necessary usurpations of power, every precedent of which is a germ of unnecessary and multiplied repetitions. James Madison germs constitution self In all the co-temporary discussions and comments, which the Constitution underwent, it was constantly justified and recommended on the ground, that the powers not given to the government, were withheld from it. James Madison constitution justified government I, sir, have always conceived - I believe those who proposed the constitution conceived,and it is still more fully known, and more material to observe, those who ratified the constitution conceived, that this is not an indefinite government deriving its powers from the general terms prefixed to the specified powers - but, a limited government tied down to the specified powers, which explain and define the general terms. James Madison constitution government believe [T]he powers granted by the proposed Constitution are the gift of the people, and may be resumed by them when perverted to their oppression, and every power not granted thereby remains with the people. James Madison constitution may people The Constitution of the U.S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion. James Madison founding-fathers-religion separation constitution The Federal Constitution forms a happy combination in this respect; the great and aggregate interests being referred to the national, the local and particular, to the state legislatures. James Madison legislature combination constitution The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. James Madison composition federalism constitution No power over the freedom of religion [is] delegated to the United States by the Constitution. James Madison freedom-of-religion constitution united-states To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle. James Madison constitution degrees miracle 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. James Madison doctrine constitution may 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. James Madison constitution authority people Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle. Jane Porter constitution virtue principles The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution. James Madison constitution giving people But I think the possibility of a black and white society feeding each other's expertises, living harmoniously, will probably go along in fits and starts now but at least it has a great constitution now to back it up. Janet Suzman constitution black-and-white thinking Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution. Jay Inslee constitution tolerance house Each member of the community gives himself to it at the instant of its constitution, just as he actually is, himself and all his forces, including all goods in his possession. Jean-Jacques Rousseau constitution community giving Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty. Jeff Cooper second-amendment constitution liberty Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another? Henry David Thoreau constitution nature literature The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security. Jeff Sessions libertarian constitution protect «678910111213141516»