4 John Marshall Quotes on Constitution

John Marshall quotes on constitution

2. The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their own will, and lives only by their will.

5. We must never forget that it is a constitution we are expounding.

6. This provision is made in a constitution, intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.

7. 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.