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Quotation from Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge by Supreme Court of the United States
“But the object and end of all government is to promote the happiness and prosperity of the community by which it is established; and it can never be assumed, that the government intended to diminish its power of accomplishing the end for which it was created.”
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Taney explains why a state is not presumed to surrender its power to improve travel for the public.
Citation: "But the object and end of all government is to promote the happiness and prosperity of the community by which it is established; and it can never be assumed, that the government intended to diminish its power of accomplishing the end for which it was created." — Supreme Court of the United States, Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id charles-river-bridge-v-warren-bridge-q1)
Portrait: TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait), The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain.
