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

To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either will yield more than it gets in return.

The peculiar circumstances of the moment may render a measure more or less wise, but cannot render it more or less constitutional.

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

The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men. It will certainly cease to deserve this high appellation, if the laws furnish no remedy for the violation of a vested legal right.

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

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