...Constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. Certainly all those who have framed written Constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and permanent law of the Nation, and consequently the theory of every such Government must be that an act...

...constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the people, to limit a power, in its own nature illimitable. Certainly, all those who have framed written constitutions...one of the fundamental principles of our society. And of the same opinion was Montesquieu who gave the high authority of the Esprit des lois to the declaration...

...constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the people, to limit a power, in its own nature illimitable. Certainly, all those who have framed written constitutions...written constitution, and is, consequently, to be considered,by this court,as one of the fundamental principles of our society. And of the same opinion...

...are absurd attempts on the part of the people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. . . . Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be that an act...

...constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming a fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government...

...constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the people to limit a power, in its own nature, illimi table. Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions...one of the fundamental principles of our society. And of the same opinion was Montesquieu, who gave the high authority of the Esprit des Lois to the...

...Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental paramount law of the nation, and consequently the...consequently to be considered by this court as one of those fundamental principles of our society." This passage is a good specimen of Chief Justice Marshall's...

...great Chief Justice, John Marshall, in the course of the opinion rendered by him in that case, said: "Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions...legislature repugnant to the Constitution is void." As thus stated in universally applicable terms, the proposition is too broad, for, as has appeared...

...Final Judge of what is constitutional? limits do not confine the person on whom they are imposed. . . . Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be that an act...

...constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions...one of the fundamental principles of our society. With this decision in the highest court of the country, the power in question became, in fact, settled....