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> [A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined, and by which these powers are distributed among several departments, for their more safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/a-constitution-in-the-american-sense-of-the-word-is-a-written/)

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## More by Samuel Freeman Miller

> [No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/no-one-familiar-with-the-common-law-of-england-can-read-the/)

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> [No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough acquaintance with the Constitution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/no-branch-of-the-law-is-of-more-importance-to-the-counsellor-the/)

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> [The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/the-constitution-of-the-united-states-like-all-systems-of-government/)

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> [Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/of-the-powers-conferred-upon-the-general-government-by-the/)

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> [Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/of-the-judicial-department-of-the-government-the-supreme-court-is-the/)

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> [It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court must necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/it-is-a-very-great-mistake-common-to-counsel-and-especially-to-young/)

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> [The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/the-united-states-being-a-limited-form-of-government-one-of-the/)

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> [History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the sound construction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/history-teaches-us-in-no-mistaken-language-how-often-customs-and/)

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> [The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/the-supreme-court-once-in-existence-cannot-be-abolished-because-its/)

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> [Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/man-is-essentially-a-selfish-creature-the-differences-in-the-degree/)

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> [As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/as-a-general-rule-governments-are-unlimited-in-their-powers-all-free/)

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> [Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the United States.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/naturalization-is-the-process-by-which-a-citizen-or-subject-of-a/)

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> [Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/custody-and-guardianship-by-the-parent-of-his-child-does-not-arise/)

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> [It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/it-is-a-very-great-mistake-and-a-very-common-one-even-for-well-read/)

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> [A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who are subject to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-freeman-miller/a-vile-and-overbearing-temper-becomes-sometimes-in-one-long/)

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