--- title: "8 Limited Powers Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Limited Powers quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Limited Powers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/ed-crane-39299_articles_article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution_1099836.jpg" --- > [Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-crane/article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution-of-course-lays-out-the/) [Ed Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-crane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/ed-crane-39299_articles_article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution_1099836.jpg) > [You've got to of course create jobs, you've got to increase the tax base, but progressive taxation those limited powers that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/humza-yousaf/you-ve-got-to-of-course-create-jobs-you-ve-got-to-increase-the-tax/) [Humza Yousaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/humza-yousaf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/humza-yousaf-5585_create_you-ve-got-to-of-course-create-jobs-you_1195227.jpg) > [ Federalism is the best curb on democracy. \[It\] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/federalism-is-the-best-curb-on-democracy-it-assigns-limited-powers-to/) [Lord Acton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-acton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/lord-acton-3040_absolute-power_federalism-is-the-best-curb-on-democracy_1200713.jpg) > [It is not questioned that the Federal Government is one of limited powers. Its powers are such, and such only, as are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/it-is-not-questioned-that-the-federal-government-is-one-of-limited/) [James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/233/james-k-polk-15119_constitution_it-is-not-questioned-that-the-federal-go_2120339.png) > [The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-marshall/the-government-of-the-union-though-limited-in-its-powers-is-supreme/) [John Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/john-marshall-11958_action_the-government-of-the-union-though-limit_2560933.jpg) > [Our government is an agency of delegated and strictly limited powers. Its founders did not look to its preservation by force; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jefferson-davis/our-government-is-an-agency-of-delegated-and-strictly-limited-powers/) [Jefferson Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jefferson-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/jefferson-davis-9399_agency_our-government-is-an-agency-of-delegated_2775537.jpg) > [Many, if not most, of the difficulties we experience in dealing with government agencies arise from the agencies being part of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-q-wilson/many-if-not-most-of-the-difficulties-we-experience-in-dealing-with/) [James Q. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-q-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/james-q-wilson-16701_agency_many-if-not-most-of-the-difficulties-we_2849780.jpg) > [“when you use your limited powers to inflict petty punishments you demonstrate your weakness to the world. It just tells everyone you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackey-chandler/when-you-use-your-limited-powers-to-inflict-petty-punishments-you/) [Mackey Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackey-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/mackey-chandler-60369_crime_when-you-use-your-limited-powers-to-infl_2967966.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limited-powers/#itemlist", "name": "Limited Powers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. 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