An eternity clause is a colloquial term for a legal provision aiming to ensure that a constitution or basic law cannot be changed by subsequent legal amendments. Eternity clauses are a type of entrenched clause, and exist in the constitutions of the Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Morocco and Norway.
The Constitution of India and the Constitution of Colombia contain similar provisions aimed at making it difficult, but not impossible, to change their basic structure.
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Famous quotes containing the words eternity and/or clause:
“Have you never wanted to do anything that was dangerous? Where should we be if nobody tried to find out what lies beyond? You never wanted to look beyond the clouds and the stars, or to know what causes the trees to bud, and what changes a darkness into light? But if you talk like that, people call you crazy. Well, if I could discover just one of these things—what eternity is, for example—I wouldn’t care if they did think I was crazy.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“Long ago I added to the true old adage of “What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business,” another clause which, I think, more than any other principle has served to influence my actions in life. That is, What is nobody’s business is my business.”
—Clara Barton (1821–1912)