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The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the p...

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. . . a constitution, intended toendure for ages to come, andconsequently, to be adapted to thevario...

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The French Revolution will be found to have had great influence on the strength of parties, and on t...

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The corporation is an artificial being invisible intangible and existing only in contemplation of...

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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.

My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything...

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The power to tax is the power to destroy.

The power to tax involves the power to destroy.

What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond...

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I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier...

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To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly a...

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The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

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John Marshall

Former Chief Justice of the United States

Born: 1755-09-24

Died: 1835-07-06

John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who greatly influenced American constitutional law. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death. He had previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Secretary of State, to John Adams.More