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

The power to tax involves the power to destroy;...the power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to create.

Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be, that an act of the legislature, repugnant to the constitution, is void.

A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law.

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 law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him.

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