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Quotation from Ex parte Milligan by Supreme Court of the United States
“The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.”
Ex parte Milligan, Opinion of the Court (Davis, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Davis states the principle on which the whole opinion rests.
Citation: "The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances." — Supreme Court of the United States, Ex parte Milligan, Opinion of the Court (Davis, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id ex-parte-milligan-q1)
Portrait: DDavis, Brady-Handy collection, Public domain.
