Opening argument for a strong federal government.
10/26/1787
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A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its...
The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts.
The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people.
The judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Const...