No political dreamer was ever wild enough to think of breaking down the lines which separate the States and compounding the American people into one common mass.

The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it . . . is now universally admitted.

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.

This government is acknowledged by all, to be one of enumerated powers.

A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law.

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

Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.