An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.
– John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819
In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate — look to his character….
– Noah Webster, Letters to a Young Gentleman Commencing His Education, 1789
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