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Quotation from Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases) by Supreme Court of the United States
“The clause is not new or obscure or discolored by any sinister purpose.”
Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases), Dissent of Justice McReynolds (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice McReynolds defends the long and widespread use of gold clauses in public and private finance.
Citation: "The clause is not new or obscure or discolored by any sinister purpose." — 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-q6)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
