Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance tha

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin

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The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. – James Madison

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A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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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

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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. – Henry Kissinger

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