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Quotation from Fletcher v. Peck by Supreme Court of the United States
“The security of a people against the misconduct of their rulers, must lie in the frequent recurrence to first principles, and the imposition of adequate constitutional restrictions.”
Fletcher v. Peck, Separate Opinion of Justice Johnson (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Johnson rejects the idea that a grant may be voided because legislators were corrupt and points to constitutional limits instead.
Citation: "The security of a people against the misconduct of their rulers, must lie in the frequent recurrence to first principles, and the imposition of adequate constitutional restrictions." — Supreme Court of the United States, Fletcher v. Peck, Separate Opinion of Justice Johnson (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id fletcher-v-peck-q6)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
