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Quotation from Veazie Bank v. Fenno by Supreme Court of the United States
“The power to tax may be exercised oppressively upon persons, but the responsibility of the legislature is not to the courts, but to the people by whom its members are elected.”
Veazie Bank v. Fenno, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Chase) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chase rejects the argument that the tax is unconstitutional because it is excessive.
Citation: "The power to tax may be exercised oppressively upon persons, but the responsibility of the legislature is not to the courts, but to the people by whom its members are elected." — Supreme Court of the United States, Veazie Bank v. Fenno, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Chase) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id veazie-bank-v-fenno-q3)
Portrait: Mathew Brady, Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, officer of the United States government (1860–1865, full version) (1), Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
