All John Marshall Quotes
- The power to tax involves the power to destroy;...the power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to create.... Create
- A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Artificial
- To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well Communication
- Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos. Balanced
- To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either will yield more than it… Compromise
- What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue. Adherence
- A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. Act
- The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. Among
- The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their own will, and lives only by their will. Constitution
- It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Department
- The particular phraseology of the Constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a… All
- The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours and not hear a damned word… Ability
- It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is...If two laws conflict with each other, the courts… Conflict
- Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of… Act
- It is the peculiar province of the legislature to prescribe general rules for the government of society; the application of those rules to individuals in… Application
- Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law. The… All
- No political dreamer was ever wild enough to think of breaking down the lines which separate the States and compounding the American people into one… American
- I suspect that 280 figure is a bit low. The reality is it's probably closer to 700 to 1,000 (students) out of the 911 units.… Bit
- The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it… Acknowledged
- I fear we may live to see another revolution. American Revolution
- The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men. It will certainly cease to deserve this… Appellation
- This government is acknowledged by all, to be one of enumerated powers. Acknowledged
- Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to… Adapted
- State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c. are not… Commerce
- The peculiar circumstances of the moment may render a measure more or less wise, but cannot render it more or less constitutional. Cannot Render