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Quotation from Legal Tender Cases by Supreme Court of the United States
“The United States is not only a government, but it is a National government, and the only government in this country that has the character of nationality.”
Legal Tender Cases, Concurrence of Justice Bradley (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Bradley grounds the monetary power in the national character of the federal government.
Citation: "The United States is not only a government, but it is a National government, and the only government in this country that has the character of nationality." — Supreme Court of the United States, Legal Tender Cases, Concurrence of Justice Bradley (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id legal-tender-cases-q4)
Portrait: William Strong judge - Brady-Handy, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain.
