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Amended Quotes

What changes on paper, and what refuses to.

These amended quotes look at revision from two angles: physical laws that must be simplified to stay true, and constitutions that get rewritten to keep up with a changing society. Some quotes here sit close to Altered territory, where the line between correction and distortion gets blurry.

The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to be true, they lose their explanatory force.

Quotes by Nancy Cartwright

The Bible, however, was not created to be amended and altered with each passing culture.

Quotes by Mike Huckabee

My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in 1973 with their participation. The constitution mandates the administration, including the Batasan, or legislature, to convert slowly into a semiparliamentary form of government. The...

Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

It's crazy that the Constitution has to be amended to clarify what for the majority of Americans is a clear and true statement: corporations are not people.

Quotes by Chellie Pingree

Against Quotes

Etsy radically simplified and amended their policies. Sellers of handmade goods can now hire as much help as they need to run their shops. They can apply to sell designs they produce with the help of outside businesses.

Quotes by Caterina Fake

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

Quotes by Carl Levin

The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

Jacob Rees-Mogg gets his tummy tickled when the ERG threatens to vote against a government bill unless it is amended on policy.

Quotes by Anna Soubry

No law is permanent or steady. The law is not made of steel. The law is made by Parliament. It goes to the people, to the ground. A lot many suggestions come once it is implemented. So many laws have...

Quotes by Amit Shah

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these amended quotes have in common?
They all deal with something being revised after the fact, whether that's a scientific law, a national constitution, or a personal belief. The tension is usually between staying accurate and staying true to the original intent.
Do any quotes talk about the Bible being amended?
Yes, one quote contrasts scripture with other texts by pointing out it was never meant to be changed as culture shifts. It's a deliberate counterpoint to the other quotes about legal and scientific amendment, and pairs well with the Bible collection.
Is there a quote about constitutional amendments specifically?
There are two. One recalls the 1973 amendment of the Philippine constitution, and another reacts to debate over corporate personhood in the U.S. Constitution, calling the need for clarification almost absurd.
What does the physics quote in this collection mean?
It argues that scientific laws are technically false as literal descriptions of reality, and only become true once amended or simplified, at the cost of losing some explanatory power. It's a more abstract, philosophical use of the word than the legal quotes here.
How is 'amended' different from 'altered' in this collection?
Amended usually implies a formal, sanctioned process, like a legal or constitutional change, while altered can suggest something less official or even distorted. For quotes that lean into that distinction, see the Altered page.

Not everything bends to amendment, though — as one quote notes, scripture was never meant to be revised with every passing culture, unlike the Bible quotes collection shows in more depth. Read on if legal change and unchanging belief both interest you, and browse Caution for more on weighing revisions carefully.