William Paterson Quote

Quote from William Paterson,

"What is a Constitution? It is the form of government, delineated by the mighty hand of the people, in which certain first principles of fundamental law are established. The Constitution is certain and fixed; it contains the permanent will of the people, and is the supreme law of the land; it is paramount to the power of the Legislature, and can be revoked or altered only by the authority that made it."

By:	William Paterson (more quotes by William Paterson or books by/about William Paterson)
	(1745-1806) New Jersey statesman, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 2nd governor of New Jersey (1790-1793)
Source:	VanHorne's Lessee v. Dorrance, 1795
Categories:	Authority, Congress, Constitution, Integrity, Law, Power
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