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Constitution Preamble Quotes By Kevin Bleyer

The Constitution's Preamble, its renowned introductory passage, was written by a man with a peg-leg. Which, if you think about it, gives our Constitution hardly a leg to stand on. — Kevin Bleyer

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Frederick Douglass

The Constitution is a GLORIOUS LIBERTY DOCUMENT. Read its preamble, consider it purposes. Is slavery among them? Is it at the gateway? or is it in the temple? it is neither. — Frederick Douglass

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Abraham Lincoln

Our adversaries [ the Confederate States of America ] have adopted some declarations of independence in which, unlike the good old one penned by Jefferson, they omit the words "all men are created equal." Why? They have adopted a temporary national constitution, in the preamble of which, unlike our good old one, signed by Washington, they omit "We, the People," and substitute "We, the deputies of the sovereign and independent States." Why? Why this deliberate pressing out of view, the rights of men, and the authority of the people? — Abraham Lincoln

Constitution Preamble Quotes By P. J. O'Rourke

The preamble to the Constitution states: "We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare ... " It doesn't say "guarantee the general welfare." And it certainly doesn't say "give welfare benefits to all the people in the country who aren't doing so well even if the reason they aren't doing so well is because they're sitting on their butts in front of the TV". — P. J. O'Rourke

Constitution Preamble Quotes By C. Aubrey Hall

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Constitution Preamble Quotes By Harold H. Greene

The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches. — Harold H. Greene

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Paul McCartney

The most important ingredient to making a song work is the magic. You've got a melody, you've got words, but on the more successful songs, there's a sort of magic glow that just happens and you can feel it happening. It just makes the songs sort of roll out. — Paul McCartney

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Drew Barrymore

One. My tongue was at a new level of uselessness. Two. Oh my God, I'm really doing this. Three. OK, fuck it, let's dance. — Drew Barrymore

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Richard Schiff

I imagine an America that can actually change. That we become a nation that prospers again but without pillaging the resources of nations that make their people hate us. That we become a nation that, as the constitution says in its preamble, its very first paragraph, 'promotes the general welfare' of its people. — Richard Schiff

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Angus King

Well, first let's say that the fundamental responsibility of any government is national security - in the preamble to the Constitution, provide for the common defense and insure domestic tranquility. — Angus King

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Gene Siskel

After 27 years, I walked out of my first one a few months ago. Black Sheep with Chris Farley. — Gene Siskel

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Tara Sivec

I would do anything for him, even if it meant sacrificing something of myself. — Tara Sivec

Constitution Preamble Quotes By B.R. Ambedkar

Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them. — B.R. Ambedkar

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Amy Sedaris

I'd rather have a part where you walk into a room and you leave. That's perfect for me. — Amy Sedaris

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Karl Pilkington

I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference. — Karl Pilkington

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Kathleen Winsor

Half the joys and half the sorrows of this world are discovered in bed. — Kathleen Winsor

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Roy Moore

The monument serves to remind the appellate courts and judges of the circuit and district courts of this state and members of the bar who appear before them as well as the people of Alabama who visit the Alabama Judicial Building of the truth stated in the preamble of the Alabama Constitution, that in order to establish justice we must invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God. — Roy Moore

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Benjamin Carson

I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare. — Benjamin Carson

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Will Rogers

Mothers are the only race of people that speak the same tongue. A mother in Manchuria could converse with a mother in Nebraska and never miss a word. — Will Rogers

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Hugh Shelton

The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity. — Hugh Shelton

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Henry Rollins

If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the 14th the ultimate hero scene. — Henry Rollins

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Roy H. Williams

In a thousand words I can have the Lord's Prayer, the 23rd Psalm, the Hippocratic Oath, a sonnet by Shakespeare, the Preamble to the Constitution, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and almost all of the Boy Scout Oath. Now exactly what picture were you planning to trade for all that? — Roy H. Williams

Constitution Preamble Quotes By Howard Zinn

It is pretended that, as in the Preamble to the Constitution, it is "we the people" who wrote that document, rather than fifty-five privileged white males whose class interest required a strong central government. That use of government for class purposes, to serve the needs of the wealthy and powerful, has continued throughout American history, down to the present day. It is disguised by language that suggests all of us - rich and poor and middle class - have a common interest. — Howard Zinn