Quote by William Seward
There is a higher law than the Constitution. - William Seward

There is a higher law than the Constitution. – William Seward

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

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