There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce
Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened. – Winston Churchill, “ear-witness” quoting c.1936 about Stanley Baldwi
