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Quotation from Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases) by Supreme Court of the United States
“Just men regard repudiation and spoliation of citizens by their sovereign with abhorrence; but we are asked to affirm that the Constitution has granted power to accomplish both.”
Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases), Dissent of Justice McReynolds (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice McReynolds, for four dissenters, opens his argument that the gold legislation exceeded any power the Constitution grants.
Citation: "Just men regard repudiation and spoliation of citizens by their sovereign with abhorrence; but we are asked to affirm that the Constitution has granted power to accomplish both." — Supreme Court of the United States, Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases), Dissent of Justice McReynolds (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id norman-v-baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-q5)
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