Once upon a time there were no constitutions. And so, it is important for us to ask ourselves before we start reading the Indian Constitution why we, the people of India, had to bring a constitution into being.National Council of Educational Research and Teaching, The Constitution of India for the Young Reader (1967)The success of a constitution depends on the confidence, which it inspires and the willing allegiance given to it by various sections of the people.Sir Hari Singh Gour, Report of the Rewa Constitutional Reform Committee 37 (1947)

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印度宪法的漫长历史：过去的来信

从前，没有宪法。因此，对我们来说重要的是，在我们开始阅读印度宪法之前，要问自己为什么我们印度人民必须制定一部宪法。国家教育研究与教学委员会，印度青年读者宪法（1967）一部宪法的成功取决于它所激发的信心以及各阶层人民对宪法的忠诚。哈里·辛格·古尔爵士，《里瓦宪法改革委员会》第37号报告（1947）