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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Quotations regarding 'Constitution'

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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.
Lyndon B. Johnson, American President (1908-1973)
The miners lost because they had only the constitution. The other side had bayonets. In the end, bayonets always win.
Mother Jones, American Activist (1837-1930)
The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.
Junius, -
If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.
Elena Kagan, American Judge (1960-  )
A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution.
Fanny Kemble, English Actress
As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.
Anthony Kennedy, American Judge (1936-  )
The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
Edward Kennedy, American Politician (1932-2009)
The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes.
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian Statesman (1939-  )
The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence.
Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan Statesman (1931-  )
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 (1949-  )
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 (1750-1806)
The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to a level with the other provinces long since deprived of all freedom, and to unite all in a common sink of slavery.
Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian Lawyer (1802-1894)
The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary.
Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian Lawyer (1802-1894)
In the book I define conservatism, as I believe it is fit upon four categories of principle: respect for The Constitution, respect for life, less government, and personal responsibility.
Jonathan Krohn, American Author (1995-  )
There are only two ways to remove the president - if he violates the constitution or commits high treason. How could anyone accuse me of treason after I had terminated Israel's occupation of South Lebanon in 2000.
Emile Lahoud, Lebanese Statesman (1936-  )
Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and the constitution of proteins, which are regarded as the principal con-stituents of living organisms.
Karl Landsteiner, Austrian Scientist (1868-1943)
The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
Matt Lauer, American Celebrity (1957-  )
I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war.
Barbara Lee, American Politician (1946-  )
When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body.
Bill Lee, Athlete
The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.
Carl Levin, American Politician (1934-  )
 
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