H. P. Lovecraft

Man's respect for the imponderables varies according to his mental constitution and environment. Through certain modes of thought and training, it can be elevated tremendously, yet there is always a limit.

American Novelist

George T. Conway III

America promised equality. Its constitution said so. My schoolbooks said so. The country wasn't perfect, to be sure. But its ideals were. And every day brought us closer to those ideals.

American Lawyer

Gary Oldman

The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.

English Actor

Henry David Thoreau

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?

American Author

Zephyr Teachout

Every constitutional standard is engaged in difficult but important line-drawing.

Eula Biss

Our constitution got built around the idea of minority protection.

American Writer

Will Rogers

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.

American Actor

Plato

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

Greek Philosopher

Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

We want to bring order and respect for the constitution.

Bolivian Politician

Rajpal Yadav

I respect my constitution and country a lot.

Indian Actor

'Constitution' in this sense often refers to a specific country's document; know the relevant nation.

Country-Specific

The constitution of a country is a historical text and can be symbolic of national values.

Historical Value

Understanding the Constitution is key to knowing one's rights and duties as a citizen.

Civic Knowledge

'Constitution' describes the components and structure of a substance in science.

Scientific Usage

Can be used to talk about the nature of complex, non-tangible ideas.

Abstract Concepts

'Constitution' can describe someone's mental or emotional endurance, not just physical.

Not Just Physical

Often used in conversations about health to describe one's general state.

Health Contexts

Sometimes used metaphorically to talk about entities like companies or economies.

Metaphorical Use

Used when discussing the creation or structuring of organizations or systems.

Organizational Context

When used in this sense, the term can refer to a single event of establishment.

Event-Specific

 and then just get up the next morning, go to work, go to school, maybe disappointed but not disloyal to America's government. And even more importantly, that concession speech has a technical function in that it kind of allows all the other stuff that our constitution requires after the voting, and there are a bunch of steps like,

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 when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in

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 with ties broken by the vice president. With the Senate's consent, the president issues a written appointment, allowing the nominee to complete the final steps to take the constitutional and judicial oaths. In doing so, they solemnly swear to administer justice without respect to persons

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 rarely speaking. He never discussed the job of president, or of wanting it. And when the first presidential election took place, it was a crazy-quilt affair, with many hands stitching the pattern. Under the new constitution, each state was given a number of electors.

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 A majority of these delegates favored introducing a new national constitution to create a stronger federal government. Thanks to compromises on issues like state representation, taxation power, and how to elect the president, their proposal gradually gained support.

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 constitutional so nobody was arguing with what we wanted to do but could we do it right what did we need to do to make a difference in making sure that that money reach the pole in the local communities and not in the capital cities we address what we call results

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 holding the jungle bag tiger I'm jungle no sir I think the defendants are jungle people okay for you to support those defendants is another is an indication of your humanity your immorality you got a constitutional right of poor judgment

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 written down in the constitution large areas of rainforest to protect it by law and the politician looking after these areas was once a foot soldier in the environmental movement mailing in German I believe the Amazon is one of the most

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 Failed states do not know of the gun as an instrument of peace and stability. That is why failed states can drag down a whole region into chaos and conflict. That is why spreading the concept of the constitutional state

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 The election comes around, but before the results can be certified a third party candidate swoops in and burns the treefellow to a crisp. The freshly signed and deeply flawed constitution mandates that this challenger