“And it is undeniably true that the greatest and most important right of a British subject is that he shall be governed by no laws but those to which he, either in person or by his representatives, hath given his consent; and this, I will venture to assert, is the great basis of British freedom; it is interwoven with the Constitution, and whenever this is lost, the Constitution must be destroyed.” PersonsImportantLawLostGivenSubjectsBasesConstitutionBritishDestroyedPatrioticRepresentativesVentureConsent Author:Joseph Warren
“For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.” ThinkingLongImportantFoundChangeLibertyOpinionSubjectsInformationConstitutionInstanceConsiderationObligedConstitution Of The United StatesInfallibilityConstitutional Convention Author:Benjamin Franklin
“Demagogues and agitators are very unpleasant, they are incidental to a free and constitutional country, and you must put up with these inconveniences or do without many important advantages.” ImportantCountryPoliticsPowerDemocracySecurityAdvantageConstitutionToleranceInconvenience Author:Benjamin Disraeli
“It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to vote for them whether or not we are disappointed with the current crew. At least they believe in the Constitution. At least they have an idea of economic justice. The Republicans are devoted to creating more rich folks.” BelieveImportantIdeasSelfInterestJusticeCasesRichEconomicRepublicanCreatingVoteConstitutionFolksCurrentsExtremesDisappointedDevotedCrewSelf InterestEconomic Justice Author:Gloria Steinem
“Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution.” ImportantConstitution Author:Kenneth M. Pollack
“We cannot sanction the view that the Constitution, while solicitous of the cognitive content of individual speech, has little or no regard for that emotive function which, practically speaking, may often be the more important element of the overall message sought to be communicated.” MayLittlesImportantIndividualJusticeViewsSpeechElementsMessagesFunctionConstitutionRegardSanctionsCognitiveOften Is Author:John Marshall Harlan II