Craig

“Lincoln described the relation between the Declaration and the Constitution as the relationship between "an apple of gold" and "the picture," or frame, of silver. The Declaration is the golden apple, and the Constitution the silver frame around it that holds it in place and provides the structure. In the first we may find the purposes of the American republic. In the second we may find its method of operation.”
― Politics Faculty, Hillsdale College, The U.S. Constitution: A Reader

“Legislative blocks are not always simply obstacles to be overcome.”
― Mariah Zeisberg, War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority

“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things—trout as well as eternal salvation—come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.”
― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

“Things change. Time changes them. Great nations, and institutions, rethink. But only if they’re great.”
― Peggy Noonan, The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings