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Quotation from McCulloch v. Maryland by Supreme Court of the United States
“Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are Constitutional.”
McCulloch v. Maryland, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), first question (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall states the test for laws passed under the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Citation: "Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are Constitutional." — Supreme Court of the United States, McCulloch v. Maryland, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), first question (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id mcculloch-v-maryland-q2)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
