Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single collection or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to comprise a written constitution.
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“A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none.”
—Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821)
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—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
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