"The Constitution was not made to fit..." - Quote by Woodrow Wilson
The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.
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“There is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.”
“Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.”
“Every great man of business has got somewhere a touch of the idealist in him.”
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“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”
“I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to block the suggested legislation”
“Two Soviets . . . were talking to each other. And one of them asked, "What's the difference between the Soviet Constitution and the United States Constitution?" And the other one said, "That's easy. The Soviet Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of gathering. The American Constitution guarantees freedom after speech and freedom after gathering."”
More on Law
“The income tax was devised to give lawyers and certified public accountants business. Few persons can make head, tail, or middle out of it. Einstein admitted he couldn't.”
“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.”
“Motion or change, and identity or rest, are the first and second secrets of nature: Motion and Rest. The whole code of her laws may be written on the thumbnail, or the signet of a ring.”