“- Michael: I wanted to ask you if you're free after school today.
- Stephanie: Yeah. I'm free every day. It's in the Constitution.”
Maxwell Caulfield - Michael
Michelle Pfeiffer - Stephanie

“This is the Constitution of the United States. I've read it cover to cover. I don't find anything in it about vaporizing 2,600 American citizens. But it does say, several times, that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process.”

J. T. Walsh - Chief of Staff

“- Ben Gates:Whether by innate character or the oath you took to defend the Constitution or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be an honorable man, sir.
- The president: Gates, people don't believe that stuff anymore.
- Ben Gates: They want to believe it.”
Nicolas Cage - Ben Gates
Bruce Greenwood - The president

“Thank you all for coming at such short notice. I think we all agree that this is an extraordinarily sensitive occasion which presents us with tremendous challenges logistically, constitutionally, practically, diplomatically, and procedurally.”
Douglas Reith - Lord Airlie

“This whole damn system works on a bluff, you know that. Once it's blown, we go back to a constitutional government. And you'll be selling shoes.”

James Ray - Commissioner