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Quotation from McCulloch v. Maryland by Supreme Court of the United States
“the Government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action.”
McCulloch v. Maryland, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), first question (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall states the proposition he believes should command universal assent: limited powers, but supreme ones.
Citation: "the Government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action." — 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-q4)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
