As the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of the United States are co-ordinate, and each equally bound to support the Constitution, it follows that each must in the exercise of its functions be guided by the text of the Constitution according to its own interpretation of it.

As to the permanent interest of individuals in the aggregated interests of the community, and in the proverbial maxim, that honesty is the best policy, present temptation is often found to be an overmatch for those considerations.

The Convention thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men.

Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.

Conscience is the most sacred of all property.

A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species.

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.