The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of the constitution, form the supreme law of the land. John Marshall Read Quote
What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment. John Marshall Read Quote
I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier counties of Virginia. My father possessed scarcely any fortune and had received a very limited education – but was a man to whom nature had been bountiful, and who had assiduously improved her gifts. John Marshall Read Quote
The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera. John Marshall Read Quote
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 Marshall Read Quote
The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection. John Marshall Read Quote
The 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 Read Quote
