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First Principles: The People Made the Constitution, and the People Can Unmake It. It Is the Creature of Their Will, and Lives Only By Their Will

“The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will.” – Justice John Marshall

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First Principles: 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

“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.” – Justice John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland (1819)

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