John Marshall Inspirational Quotes (27)

The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.

It is the peculiar province of the legislature to prescribe general rules for the government of society the application of those rules to individuals in society would seem to be the duty of other departments.

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is...If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each...This is of the very essence of judicial duty.