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Quotation from Barron v. Baltimore by Supreme Court of the United States
“These amendments demanded security against the apprehended encroachments of the General Government — not against those of the local governments.”
Barron v. Baltimore, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall recalls the ratifying conventions' calls for amendments as evidence of their purpose.
Citation: "These amendments demanded security against the apprehended encroachments of the General Government — not against those of the local governments." — Supreme Court of the United States, Barron v. Baltimore, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id barron-v-baltimore-q4)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
