"The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts."
"The judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution."
"The wisdom of a few has often outweighed the clamor of many."
"Those who are to be the judges of the law ought to be independent, and under the influence of none but heaven."
"It is essential to the security of liberty that the government in general should have a common interest with the people."
"Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society."
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
"In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature."
"In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates."
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."
"Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression."
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
"A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care."
"A well-adjusted government should be a firm guardian of the nation’s property and interests, while allowing for the freedom of the individual."
"The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people."
"It is in vain to say that enlightened statesmen will be able to adjust these clashing interests, and render them all subservient to the public good. Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the hel..."
"The public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties, and the measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior f..."
