"A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is…" — John Marshall

"A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law."

— John Marshall

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43 Quotes by John Marshall

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The power to tax involves the power to destroy;...the power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to…
A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law.
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well
Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.
To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either…
What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue.
The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their own will, and…
It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.
The particular phraseology of the Constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to…
The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours and…
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is...If two laws conflict…

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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