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 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.

Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional.

In a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government possessed power over the private fortune of every citizen.

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

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.

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