Famous quote by Richard Belzer

Mobile Desktop
The Constitution is not a suicide pact
Like

"The Constitution is not a suicide pact"

- Richard Belzer

About this Quote

The quote by Richard Belzer is a suggestion that the Constitution of the United States is not an outright document. It is not a suicide pact, implying that it does not require citizens to compromise their safety and security for the sake of supporting the Constitution. The quote is a pointer that the Constitution is a living document, which it needs to be analyzed and applied in a manner that is consistent with the worths of the nation. It is a pointer that the Constitution is not a static document, but one that should be adapted to changing times and circumstances. The quote is a reminder that the Constitution is a document that needs to be analyzed in a way that is consistent with the worths of the country, and that it needs to not be utilized to sacrifice the safety and security of people.

About the Author

Richard Belzer This quote is written / told by Richard Belzer somewhere between August 4, 1944 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA. The author also have 3 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian - Woody Allen
Woody Allen
"He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian"
Woody Allen, Director
Small: A suicide kills two people, Maggie, thats what its for! - Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
"A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!"
Arthur Miller, Playwright
Small: Drunkenness is temporary suicide - Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
"Drunkenness is temporary suicide"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: I saw Suicide in 74 and it was pretty horrifying - Robert Quine
"I saw Suicide in '74 and it was pretty horrifying"
Robert Quine, Musician
Small: I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People dont want to talk about it, they dont want to
"I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable"
Judy Collins, Musician
Small: But of course its always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You cant ever get rid of that - Alan Veg
Alan Vega
"But of course it's always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You can't ever get rid of that"
Alan Vega, Musician
Small: I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I dont think of suicide as an option, but as fun. Its an in
Ryan Gosling
"I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it"
Ryan Gosling, Actor
Small: As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhe
"As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhelming force as to turn it from a struggle into suicide"
Martin van Creveld, Historian
Small: If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does i
Aristotle
"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill"
Aristotle, Philosopher