The value of a decision as a precedent is very much enhanced by the care with which it has been considered, and if the opinion itself shows that other decisions of the same court, or of other courts upon the… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire of the… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough acquaintance with the Constitution… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities of the… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court must necessarily… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the sound construction… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government,… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite. — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the United States.… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who are subject to its… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
