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Quotation from Gibbons v. Ogden by Supreme Court of the United States
“This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.”
Gibbons v. Ogden, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the power to regulate (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall describes the scope of the commerce power once its subject has been defined.
Citation: "This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution." — Supreme Court of the United States, Gibbons v. Ogden, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the power to regulate (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id gibbons-v-ogden-q2)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
