It Is Emphatically The Province

The Institution Of Masonry Ought To Be Abandoned As One Capable Of Much Evil, And Incapable Of Producing Any Good Which Might Not Be Affected By Safe And Open Means.

What Are The Maxims Of Democracy? A Strict Observance Of Justice And Public Faith, And A Steady Adherence To Virtue.

A Legislative Act Contrary To The Constitution Is Not Law.

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.

The Power To Tax Is The Power To Destroy.