"The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists……" — John Marshall
"The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection."
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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…
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A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law.
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To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well
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Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.
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To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either…
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What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue.
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A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law.
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The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
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The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their own will, and…
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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.
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The particular phraseology of the Constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to…
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The acme of judicial distinction means the ability to look a lawyer straight in the eyes for two hours and…
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War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
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When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.
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I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these…
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with…
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I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college…
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Now, if you're Al Gore, you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream…
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Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its…
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No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.
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I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don't read it.…
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In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it…
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