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A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined, and by which these powers are distributed among several departments, for their more safe and useful exercise, for the benefit of the body politic.

Next to the Bible, I think the Constitution is the most important document ever written.

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

I have a strong constitution.

The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.

Lots of countries have great constitutions, but their leaders have a practice of ignoring the rules whenever they feel like it.

The Constitution is no simple contract, not because it uses a certain amount of open-ended language, but because its language grants and guarantees many good things, and good things that compete with each other and can never all be realized, altogether, all at once.

The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities of the people through whose instrumentality and for whose benefit it was formed.

There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.