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A Constitution should be short and obscure. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A Constitution should be short and obscure. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. – Walter Lippmann

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

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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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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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