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Quotation from Munn v. Illinois by Supreme Court of the United States
“For protection against abuses by legislatures the people must resort to the polls, not to the courts.”
Munn v. Illinois, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Waite) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Waite declines to review whether the statutory rates are reasonable.
Citation: "For protection against abuses by legislatures the people must resort to the polls, not to the courts." — Supreme Court of the United States, Munn v. Illinois, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Waite) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id munn-v-illinois-q4)
Portrait: Chief Justice Morrison Waite, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
