 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1812 - 486 էջ
...constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited *and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1827 - 674 էջ
...Constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited? and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if Acts prohibited, and Acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested,... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 էջ
...written constitution. But to what purpose is that limitation, if those limits may at anytime be passed ? The distinction between a government with limited...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. If the constitution does not control any legislative... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 էջ
...written constitution. But to what purpose is that limitation, if those limits may at any time be passed ? The distinction between a government with limited...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. If the constitution does not control any legislative... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1830 - 72 էջ
...constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested,... | |
 | James Kent - 1832 - 590 էջ
...constitution. But to what purpose is that limitation, if those limits may at any time be passed .? The distinction between a government with limited...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited, and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. If the constitution does not conlrol any legislative... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 էջ
...constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any time, be passed 1iy those intended to be restrained ? The distinction, between a government with limited and unlimited... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 էջ
...constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any...distinction between a government with limited and ur 'imited powers is abolished, if those limits do not confine the persons on whom they are imposed,... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 էջ
...the constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to-be contested,... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 էջ
...constitution is written. To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may at any time...the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested,... | |
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To what purpose are powers limited and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may at any time be passed by those intended to be restrained ? The distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers is abolished... 
