"It is an established principle of jurisprudence in……" — Roger B. Taney
"It is an established principle of jurisprudence in all civilized nations that the sovereign cannot be sued in its own courts, or in any other, without its consent and permission; but it may, if it thinks proper, waive this privilege, and permit itself to be made a defendant in a suit by individuals, or by another State."
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Roger B. Taney
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10 Quotes by Roger B. Taney
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In large commercial cities, the money power is, I fear irresistible. It is not by open corruption that it always,…
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In England, the sovereignty resides exclusively in the person or individual who is king. All Englishmen are his subjects. And…
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Every state has an undoubted right to determine the status, or domestic and social condition, of the persons domiciled within…
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It will be admitted on all hands, that with the exception of the powers surrendered by the Constitution of the…
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A sovereignty is always presumed to act upon principles of justice, and if, from mistake or oversight, it does injury…
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Thank God that at least in one place, all men are equal: in the church of God. I do not…
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Every intelligent person whose life has been passed in a slaveholding State, and who has carefully observed the character and…
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In the greater number of cases that have come under my observation, freedom has been a serious misfortune to the…
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Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and…
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