Constitution/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words constitution and/or etymology:

“Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

“The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.”
—Giambattista Vico (1688–1744)