"Sitting here, we are not at liberty to add one jot of power to the national government beyond what the people have granted by the constitution; and, on the other hand, we are bound to support that constitution as it stands, and to give a fair and rational scope to all the powers which it clearly contains." | by: | |
Source: | Houston v. Moore, 18 U.S. 1 (1820) |
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