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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
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should this Court, ordained as a read more
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements.
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.
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.
The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may read more
The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.
From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted read more
From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law.
Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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.