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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon
We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law of its existence must continue read more
We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law of its existence must continue to change, in its substance and practical working even when its words remain the same.
A Constitution should be short and obscure
A Constitution should be short and obscure
I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. read more
I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. It's my job.
A lawyer's primer: If you don't have the law, you argue the facts; if you don't have the facts, you read more
A lawyer's primer: If you don't have the law, you argue the facts; if you don't have the facts, you argue the law; if you have neither the facts nor the law, then you argue the Constitution
The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.
The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.