The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.


Several Democrats accused Lovejoy of saying this, but he denied ever saying so. - Prayer (November 1863)


The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.

The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.

The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.

The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.