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Quote from Justice John Marshall,


"An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy;
because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation."


By:

Justice John Marshall (more quotes by Justice John Marshall or books by/about Justice John Marshall)


(1755-1835) US Supreme Court Chief Justice, Congressman (VA)

Source:

McCullough v. Maryland, 1819

Categories:

Oppression, Power, Taxation, Tax

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