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Quotation from Wickard v. Filburn by Supreme Court of the United States

“That appellee's own contribution to the demand for wheat may be trivial by itself is not enough to remove him from the scope of federal regulation where, as here, his contribution, taken together with that of many others similarly situated, is far from trivial.”

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Wickard v. Filburn, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))

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Jackson states the aggregation principle.

Citation: "That appellee's own contribution to the demand for wheat may be trivial by itself is not enough to remove him from the scope of federal regulation where, as here, his contribution, taken together with that of many others similarly situated, is far from trivial." — Supreme Court of the United States, Wickard v. Filburn, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id wickard-v-filburn-q4)

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