Quotes by John Marshall

“. . . a constitution, intended toendure for ages to come, andconsequently, to be adapted to thevarious crises of human affairs.”

“But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Our constitution is color-blind, and neithe...”

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

“The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him.”

“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.”

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

“Sixty millions of whites are in no danger from the presence here of eight millions of blacks. The destinies of the two races, in this country, are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of...”

“The sure guaranty of the peace and security of each race is the clear, distinct, unconditional recognition by our governments, national and state, of every right that inheres in civil freedom, and ...”

“...if George Washington founded the nation, John Marshall defined it.”

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

“The French Revolution will be found to have had great influence on the strength of parties, and on the subsequent political transactions of the United States.”

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

“The power to tax is the power to destroy.”

“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 t...”

“I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier counties of Virginia. My father possessed scarcely any fortune and had received a very limited e...”

“My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything valuable which I may have acquired in my youth. He was my only intelligent companion, and was bo...”

“[O]ne man's vulgarity is another's lyric.”

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

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy.”

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