"The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest."

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"The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest."

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"As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way."

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"Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends."

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"Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best."

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"Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there."

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"This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in the not-too-remote future, the stout heart of Queen Elizabeth II will cease to beat. At that precise moment, her firstborn son will become head of state, head of the armed forces, and head of the Church of England. In strict constitutional terms, this ought not to matter much. The English monarchy, as has been said, reigns but does not rule. From the aesthetic point of view it will matter a bit, because the prospect of a morose bat-eared and chinless man, prematurely aged, and with the most abysmal taste in royal consorts, is a distinctly lowering one."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that."

Michael Newdow, American Lawyer

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"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."

Steve King, American Politician

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"The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't."

Byron Dorgan, American Politician

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"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, American Clergyman

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"The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational."

Roger Mudd, American Journalist

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"The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect."

Henry Knox, American Soldier

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"I believe I am strengthening the Constitution with my case."

Michael Newdow, American Lawyer

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"The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is."

Pat Oliphant, Australian Cartoonist

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"The Constitution has not greatly bothered any wartime President."

Francis Biddle, American Lawyer

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"As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way."

"Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends."

"Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best."

"Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there."

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"A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that."

"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."

"The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't."

"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."

"The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational."

"The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect."

"I believe I am strengthening the Constitution with my case."

"The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is."

"The Constitution has not greatly bothered any wartime President."