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Quotation from The Articles of Confederation by Continental Congress
“Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.”
The Articles of Confederation, Article II (Avalon Project transcription)
The central principle of the Confederation: powers not expressly delegated stay with the states, a clause echoed in spirit by the Tenth Amendment.
Citation: "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled." — Continental Congress, The Articles of Confederation, Article II (Avalon Project transcription). (id articles-of-confederation-q1)
Portrait: Articles page1, The U.S. Government., Public domain.
