A Legislative Act Contrary To The Constitution

My Gift Of John Marshall To The People Of The United States Was The Proudest Act Of My Life. There Is No Act Of My Life On Which I Reflect With More Pleasure. I Have Given To My Country A Judge Equal To A Hole, Holt, Or A Mansfield.

The People Made The Constitution, And The People Can Unmake It. It Is The Creature Of Their Own Will, And Lives Only By Their Will.

The Peculiar Circumstances Of The Moment May Render A Measure More Or Less Wise, But Cannot Render It More Or Less Constitutional.

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.

The Acme Of Judicial Distinction Means The Ability To Look A Lawyer Straight In The Eyes For Two Hours And Not Hear A Damned Word He Says.