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Quotation from Helvering v. Davis by Supreme Court of the United States
“Whether wisdom or unwisdom resides in the scheme of benefits set forth in Title II, it is not for us to say.”
Helvering v. Davis, Opinion of the Court (Justice Cardozo) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Cardozo separates the Court's question of power from the policy question of the plan's merits.
Citation: "Whether wisdom or unwisdom resides in the scheme of benefits set forth in Title II, it is not for us to say." — Supreme Court of the United States, Helvering v. Davis, Opinion of the Court (Justice Cardozo) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id helvering-v-davis-q6)
Portrait: Benjamin Cardozo, Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain.
