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.
John MarshallWhat is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.
John MarshallI have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a beloved mother... sink deep in the heart, and make an impression which is seldom entirely effaced.
John MarshallThe constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. This is the very essence of judicial duty.
John Marshall