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Quotation from Legal Tender Cases by Supreme Court of the United States
“It certainly was intended to confer upon the government the power of self-preservation.”
Legal Tender Cases, Opinion of the Court (Justice Strong) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Strong describes the purpose of the Constitution as a ground for implied powers in an emergency.
Citation: "It certainly was intended to confer upon the government the power of self-preservation." — Supreme Court of the United States, Legal Tender Cases, Opinion of the Court (Justice Strong) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id legal-tender-cases-q1)
Portrait: William Strong judge - Brady-Handy, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain.
